Ok well Im not sure if it me or her(DD). Sorry if this seems disjointed but I am so sleepp deprived its getting ridiculous.
Today is our 3 week anniversary since DD had a good sleep ie only waking once a night and even that was only one night.
She has been waking between 3 and 5 times a night every night and has feeds each time she wakes, but she has also been eating less during the day too so would that be making a difference?
Also she has been teething since she was 3 months, but even then she slept through 3 times. Is the teething meant to affect night time for this long? Does it affect self-settling? I dont know what to do, I spoke to child health 2 weeks ago and they said they would refer me to sleep school if it didnt get better, is it time to call them again? She is back to wanting to suckle on me full time during the night, but wont take a dummy.
hun I really feel for you, there's nothing worse than sleep deprivation is there? I was in the same boat as you when DD was 5 months. It had been 6 weeks of her constantly waking every half hour or so through the night and I was a walking zombie. No one can really tell you when or if you need to seek outside help, I guess that's something only you can decide. For me I had got to the point where I just couldn't handle it anymore, I wasn't enjoying being a mummy because I was so exhausted. I had tried so many gentle parenting techniques, bought the no cry sleep solution and no cry nap solution but nothing was working. In the end we did go to sleep school and while it was one of the hardest things I have done, it did work for us. I'm not saying this is the way you should go, only you will know what's right for you guys, but I did want to lend a sympathetic ear and tell you I know how hard it is when your bubs won't sleep. Maybe before you make any decisions about sleep school you try to get your DD to eat more during the day? Maybe offer her the boob more during the day in the hope she wont need to eat as much at night. She's almost 6 months so you will probably start her on solids in a few weeks so fingers crossed things will improve then.
Good luck hun and I really hope things improve for you
Thank you for your reply Claire,
She has already started solids, and I dont know whether that would be making a difference either? I feel like maybe I shouldnt be offering her boob everytime she wakes in the night either but she just screams and screams untill i give in.
Thanks again*
My DS did the same thing around 5 months, sleeps just went to crap! Waking a million (well it felt like a million) times a night. The only thing that helped us was time. I think it is just babies realising there is a big world out there and they want to know all about it. I hope you find some answers soon!
There is a good change it's not teething! I thought my DS3 was teething at 4 months and he never got one till he was 11 months.
Solids could be doing it. Something you are giving her could be giving her a tummy ache. Have a look at what you are giving her and consider an elimination diet and see if it helps.
THe other thing that comes to mind is where she is at developmentally?
Is she rolling or trying to ATM?
If you can get your hands on a copy of The Wonder Weeks it will help you feel at ease about this sort of thing. They explain this kind of stuff so well. Babies have a "fussy phase" before a "developmental leap". I wish I'd known about this book when I had my first baby. Whenever we're having an episode I read it and it helps me to ride through it knowing that it's just what babies do
Thanks again Girls, Im at breaking point and the support makes a big difference.
Missymoo- we co-slept at the start up untill 2 months ago but the problem there is that she would literally stay on my boob all night suckling and wake up everytime I tried to roll over.
Raven- I havnt heard of that book but will definately look for it, and funny you should ask because she has just gone through a developmental growth spurt this week... which has given her a new voice and 'heavy metal scream' as DP calls it. She does roll over too, and I find when Im trying to get her to sleep she will be trying to roll over.
I have only been trying her on one type of food for 5 days to make sure there are no reactions, but maybe I should stop alltogether for a couple of days?
She has cut her third tooth, but still she slept through for the first time when she cut her first, so thats why Im so unsure of it being teeth too.
She just hates going to sleep! She just screamed in my face for half an hour, so I gave up, walked away, went back and got her up and now shes on her play mat being cheeky. I always put her down when she shows tired signs. So frustrating.
How much longer should I let this go...?
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hun I really feel for you, there's nothing worse than sleep deprivation is there? I was in the same boat as you when DD was 5 months. It had been 6 weeks of her constantly waking every half hour or so through the night and I was a walking zombie. No one can really tell you when or if you need to seek outside help, I guess that's something only you can decide. For me I had got to the point where I just couldn't handle it anymore, I wasn't enjoying being a mummy because I was so exhausted. I had tried so many gentle parenting techniques, bought the no cry sleep solution and no cry nap solution but nothing was working. In the end we did go to sleep school and while it was one of the hardest things I have done, it did work for us. I'm not saying this is the way you should go, only you will know what's right for you guys, but I did want to lend a sympathetic ear and tell you I know how hard it is when your bubs won't sleep. Maybe before you make any decisions about sleep school you try to get your DD to eat more during the day? Maybe offer her the boob more during the day in the hope she wont need to eat as much at night. She's almost 6 months so you will probably start her on solids in a few weeks so fingers crossed things will improve then.
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