we are having trouble getting our 7 wk old dd to sleep, last night we were up til 2.30am (which isn't unusual) and I can't do this for much longer!
We started to do a bedtime routine around a week ago, which worked a treat the first night and she was in bed by 7.30pm and (with a few nighttime feeds), we got up at 7am the next day. But since then it's all fallen apart. We'll do the bedtime wind down, and she'll get really sleepy, so we put her down, but within 20mins she's awake and squawking or crying. So we'll try and settle her, then try feeding her, but she usually falls asleep whilst nursing.
I try to feed her up in the evenings and make sure she has good naps during the day, and if it's getting late and she's still not settling, I'll just let her sleep on my lap in the lounge, rather than get overtired. We've also been co-sleeping sometimes if she's finding it hard to settle.
Am I 'making a rod for my back'? or is she just still too young to expect her to go to bed at 7pm? Is this normal? When will it end?!! Or are we being too inconsistent? Sorry for the rambling post! Please help!