Desperately looking for help now!
my dd has never been a good sleeper (bar for two weeks before her 4 month regression) a little background she is breastfed, will not accept a bottle or dummy, eats lots of solids & water, feeds to sleep (I’ve managed to get the first nap of the day where she will fall asleep without breast but that’s all)
she wakes all night every night and always has done, I’m exhausted, she will not settle for dh he also works long hours and leaves at 4:30am so I cannot ask for his help during the night. When she wakes she will not settle until held and fed, if I attempt to just cuddle, pat, back rub she just screams and throws herself around until she gets what she wants.
until recently she would fall back asleep within 10 minutes of being on breast but the last couple of weeks I can be up for up to 2 hours at a time as every time I eventually get her back to sleep put her back down she will wake again😬
her bedtime routine is the same every night (to a degree of time, life happens) her naps are unpredictable she can nap anywhere between 30 minutes to 2/3 hours at a time! We have tried white noise on/off nightlights on/off, blackout, feeding until almost asleep and laying her down I feel like I’ve tried everything! In desperation one night I tried phased cio but couldn’t let more than a minute of her crying before both her and I were in tears it just didn’t feel right!
has anyone got any suggestions to break her habit of feeding to sleep?! I’m assuming it’s a comfort thing as she goes through her sleep cycles but I’m due back to work soon and feel like a bedraggled mess!
thank you for your time replying in advance!