How’s your baby sleeping?

[JEVA32]

My 7 month old daughter is waking at least 5 times every night, and I’ve just gone back to work. Nightmare!

I wondered if anyone is going through the same thing right now or just has any advice? I’m exhausted!

We combi feed so she’s on 3 bottles a day and then breast milk the rest of the time. She usually wakes around 7-7.30am and goes to bed around 8pm.

Our paediatrician recommended Melamil which I am ashamed to say we’ve tried (although it is all natural so I’m trying not to stress about it) but that hasn’t worked either. She just cannot sleep longer than 2-3 hours without waking up...

I can imagine it really really sucks, but bear in mind that it’s a phase. Apparently she needs you at the moment. Have you tried cosleeping?

@MontblancTheSecond We’ve been cosleeping most nights after midnight when she wakes and won’t go back down in her cot but she wakes a lot in my bed as well, so I breastfeed until she goes back to sleep.

Her cot is in our bedroom as well, she’s not in her own room yet…

@JEVA32 I am in the same boat with my little one who is 7 months. Working on self settling rather than breastfeeding back to sleep was what worked with my older child but I haven't really tried with my baby yet. It is so tough isn't it.

Why are they waking is it hunger or comfort ?

@tulipsunday So tough! Especially when you have to get up for work at 6.30-6.45. I’m questioning everything I’m doing but she has a bedtime routine and I do give her a formula feed before bed to make sure she’s got a full tummy. How did you go about the self-settling? I know a lot of people sleep train but I’m not sure how I feel about leaving her to cry…

We're in the same boat, same age. It's very hard. Routinely wakes up 2 hourly and we co-sleep so I'm at a loss really but it does seem 'normal' that some babies do just wake up more.. my eldest was the same. I'm following incase of any helpful replies!

We did a similar version to this allaboutsleep.com.au/2019/02/07/gradual-withdrawal-2/. No leaving baby to cry - you stay with them and gradually move further from cot.

Work on self settling for naps and bedtime and then can tackle settling them for overnight wakes

@Snowdrops17 I’m not sure, she does breastfeed each time she wakes!

@paristotokyo Same! The cosleeping I thought would stop her from waking as much but it’s actually more or less the same. She wakes up and helps herself to breast milk more or less 😫