Hey all,

I'm kinda new here. Well, returning with very few posts under my belt.

So, I haven't slept for 16 months. Or more even, if you count cr*ppy pregnancy sleep.

My DD has always been unsettled. From day one. A terrible day sleeper from the start and that has then become a terrible night sleeper too.

She has been in my room (in her cot) up until recently when I succumb to pressure to "put her in her own room". "You're waking her" they told me. So I moved her. We did the controlled "comforting" for 5 nights and she became a lot better but now, we are back to waking a dozen or so times per night.

I put her back in my room as I was sick of walking the hall and figured, hey, she's waking in there, she's waking in here, I may as well make life easier on myself. I've even started putting her in my bed and even there, she wakes. Not as much but still wakes.

I've been told to go to sleep school or get her out of my room again or take her to an osteo or a naturopath or get her allergy tested and the list goes one. Quite frankly, I have no idea what to do. My DS who is now nearly 6 was a textbook baby. Eat, play, sleep. Still sleeps like a log. DD, not so. I'm also suffering severe depression (have been very sick with it since DD was conceived but have had it and been medicated for it for over 20 years) and I feel like if I don't get some sleep soon, I am going to lose it.

I'm not even sure why I'm posting as everyone has varying ideas. I guess I just feel alone in this and right now, it is all too hard.

Thanks for listening.

Kate