feeding every two hours at 11 months - that was our experience too. day and night.
little stomaches, can't hold much, get thirsty (and need to be changed).

from 12 months, i put DD in the cot (still in my room).
from 18 months, i put DD in the cot (in her room)
whatever thing i tried, she STILL woke and was thirsty every two hours.

apparently "sleeping thru the night" for a young child, actually means "five hours consectutively". We got this at 20 months - every bub is different.

in your shoes, i would be outsourcing every housework chore i could think of (to paid help, helpful family and friends).

  • pet walking
  • meal making (for freezer batch cooking)
  • fresh food buying
  • grocery buying
  • wet areas cleaning
  • clothes washing/ironing (if you need ironed clothes for your work)
  • kindy/child care dropoffs and pickups
  • taking kids to shops to buy shoes/have haircuts (things you have to do in person)


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if she's feeding every two hours, are you also putting expressing time into your already very busy day (if she has EBM while you're at paid work). wow, i have no idea how you are managing to do all of this. Just re-read your post, THAT"S how you're coping - you have anxiety - and no wonder, you are doing SOOOO MUCH! I am amazed you do with all with ONE baby, but with THREE? blimey (falls over). I think you're doing well just to be still standing.