I thought there was a forum on sleep but can't seem to find it so sorry if this should be somewhere else. I'm about at my wits end and need some advice. My six month old DD has been waking every 30 minutes - 2 hours every night for the past 2 weeks. Last night was probably the worst and I actually felt on the verge of a panic attack at 2am. Its awful seeing her struggle with sleep so much. I feel like I'm failing her and can't bear it. I rang tresilian yesterday and was basically told I"m doing everything wrong. They said I"m confusing her because I wrap her during the day, sleeping bag at night and bring her into my bed when all else fails. Not to mention feeding her to sleep. I expected this feedback but I just hate the thought of doing any type of controlled crying or comforting. I've tried doing some of the obvious "no-cry" solution techniques like using predictable routines and introducing a comforter. But I haven't tried weaning her off the feed to sleep habit. When ever I try (like last night) its an unmitigated disaster. Her day sleeps have actually improved again and she slept for 2 hours yesterday morning (wrapped). Maybe I should wrap her at night but at 6 months I thought I should be moving over to the bag both day and night. Has anyone had any success with no-cry solutions or is controlled comforting really my only option? Help?
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