my DS was like that for no particular reason that i could tell until he was about 18 months old. i always found it a bit crowded in bed with the 3 of us so DS slept on a king single mattress on the floor from about 9 months old & i would sleep with him. it made him really easy to put down after a feed (or i'd feed lying down from about 7 months i think) & be able to get away or just go back to sleep depending on what time it was.
when he was really bad, there were quite a few nights where i would just feed him & let him sleep on me while we watched a dvd/tv with the lights off. not ideal but it certainly didn't create a habit that we couldn't break & i promise that he does now sleep in his own bed & pretty much sleeps through most nights. sometimes you need the downtime & 'me' time & that worked for us as a compromise.
That's exactly what it's like here Sloane, I can't see any reason for her to not be sleeping well. I'm eating a lot better to try and help her sleep, but last night she had horrible gas - her stomach was making huge gurgling noises. So sleep last night was much the same pattern as Friday night, with less actual sleep lol.
The problem is that usually when she's waking alot I'll bring her into bed and we'll all sleep better, but lately she still only goes for a maximum two hours and then wakes crying. I don't know if maybe she wants more room? She has enough, we give her half the bed! I'm thinking if she doesn't improve soon we might move into the spare room where there's a mattress on the floor, at least then DH might get some sleep and can take over in the morning on weekends (he's really good about getting me some sleep during the day )
I just wish I knew what was going on - there's obviously a need for comfort because feeding her is the only way to get her back to sleep. I just wish there was another way, an hour of feeding, for an hour of sleep followed by another half hour of feeding doesn't seem right, she can't be hungry!
i hope tonight is a better one for you
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