I'm so totally exhausted, my first child slept through from 8 weeks with the exception of the odd sleep regression or bad night when poorly but my baby just does not want to get a good night's sleep. She's not gone more than 5 hours at night since she was born which I know can be totally normal but I'm exhausted. I really can't do the cry it out method. I find it really traumatic but if that's the only way then I will have to try.
Her usual sleep schedule is
7:30-between 10:30 & 11:30 she's breastfed and falls asleep at 7:30.
She then will have 2/3/4 hours and wake up and I try just comforting, rocking, cuddling but after half an hour we give her a bottle of formula, but she's up every half hour after that but will settle with cuddles. then she's up again for the day at half 4 in the morning. We've tried another small bottle and a breastfed at this time but she's wide awake.
I'd be quite happy with a stint of 10/11pm to 5am and drop that 1/2/3am wake but it's just not happening and I don't know what else to do.
About 2 months ago we tried all the colic stuff which made no difference so. She won't take a dummy. I don't want to just feed her to sleep but my sanity is dwindling. Anyone any suggestions??
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7 month old still waking 2-3 times
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Glowz · 23/03/2024 07:26
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