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1 year old will just not sleep

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Lottz91 · 15/07/2023 20:02

I would really appreciate some help / empathy / hope as I am losing the will to live. My 1 year old has always been a challenge when it comes to sleep - always wanted contact naps, seemed to wake whenever transferred to another surface, etc. however at least I always had the trick up my sleeve that I could breastfeed her to sleep. About two months ago this stopped working, and there is now almost nothing I or my DH can do to get her to sleep. She will be absolutely fine and happy during the bedtime routine, then as soon as I put her in her cot, she will start screaming, becoming literally hysterical. I have asked myself could it be pain (she does have cmpa, so I did think maybe reflux or something) but I think I've ruled it out because she's totally fine until put in her cot, even sitting up, she'll scream only once in the cot and is totally fine before. It's not even like it could be separation anxiety as I even get in the cot with her and cuddle her. Whether I stay, go and let her cry (she gets even worse and can cry for an hour - that's the longest I've ever let her cry couldn't bear to do it again), feed, rock, whatever I do, she will fight and resist for 60-90 minutes every nap and bedtime. It's making me go a bit mad and is really negatively colouring my experience of motherhood, aside from being very time consuming it's horrible seeing her so distressed about sleep and being unable to help. Generally she is a well and happy baby, and I take her out loads during the day to try and tire her but nothing seems to work. I've tried every nap schedule imaginable including one nap in a day, two, different timings to cover off if she could be over or under tired.... we've got a consistent bedtime routine... absolutely at a loss, DD just seems to hate sleeping 😵‍💫 once she is down for the night she will usually wake by around 1am and will only settle with milk by which point usually I'll cosleep with her in her room because I'm so tired and she will wake about every hour from then on until about 7am. I would love to hear if anybody has had a similar experience and if / how it improved for them. Thanks in advance ❤️

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