Someone please help. My 14 month old has never been a great sleeper. She often does split nights a few times per week. Some weeks are worse than others. We are currently on the forth night of being awake from 1am until 3am.
Nothing will get her back to sleep at these times. I've tried pain relief, giving milk, rocking and shushing, petting her head gently for over an hour. I have tried controlled crying and whilst she eventually goes to sleep using this method the next few nights she may sleep really well and then have another split night 3 nights later so I don't feel I can be consistent with this method to get the desired effect. Or maybe I can?
I have currently implemented a dairy free diet as she can be nasally at times and I was wondering if this could be the cause of her waking.
The thing is she can sleep all night and has done so. She also wakes for milk and goes straight back to sleep. And just when you think she is finally getting the hang of sleeping, you get hit with a split night again.
I have tried to co sleep but she doesn't sleep sadly. I have a bed in her room and she will sometimes lie and be soothed by me shhhing every so often but often this doesn't work and she needs to be held. Once she is held she just sits until she eventually goes back to sleep.
She only naps once per day and this ranges from 1 hour 15 minutes to 2 hours. Her bedtime is always at least 5 hours after her nap.
I have black out blinds and play white noise throughout the night.
I feel like I have tried everything. If anyone has any advice it is so so welcome. Thank you x