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Help! My 14 week old will only sleep for 2/3 hours a night

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floppops · 13/05/2010 09:13

My 14 week old has been very up and down over the months with her night sleeping,mostly down!
She has done 5 hour stretches before but only a couple of times. She now does a 2/3 hour stretch starting from 9/10pm and then very short naps till morning.
Those mythical 5 hour stretches were in her moses basket,she is now in her cot. We have her in a grobag,think she is too big/old for swaddling. I am breastfeeding and cluster feed her in the evening. When she wakes she doesn't seem that hungry? I am guessing she finds it hard to get back to sleep herself. I do use a dummy which helps a lot. I don't think she wakes for the dummy though as she is often disinterested it.
Was thinking of sleep training but my HV suggested she's too young. My mum thinks after some food when she's 17 weeks it might get better.
Any tips? My health has started to suffer recently as I am so exhausted. I don't have much help from family/partner.

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Littlestlass · 13/05/2010 09:34

Come and join us here!

You are certainly not alone - my DD has slept for 5 hours once and I nearly died of shock (she's 19 weeks now). I have few tips, but at least we can offer some support!!

MoonFaceMama · 14/05/2010 07:19

my ds1 13 weeks slept through on our first night home from hospital. Sadly it was beginners luck and not repeated since. I don't mind too much, i can generally cope with reduced sleep as long as i have enough cake! But i won't let my dh share a room with us as he is horrid if tired. So while i can manage i too would love more sleep and my marriage back! ↲So sorry i have no advice, but i'll be thinking of you both, knowing i'm not alone, several times a night! ↲Off to check out that link!

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