Seven is 9 months old. We have co-slept with her since the day she was born and it has worked for us.
My situation is this: Seven WILL NOT sleep during the day. She wakes 3-4 times per night for a feed, which never used to bother me, but now I am so exhausted I am finding myself getting angry about the situation.
Seven can be awake from 8.30am to 8.30pm. She sleeps well at night, but wakes frequently.
We have a night time routine, and getting her to sleep at night is not normally a big issue, it only takes about 10-15mins.
We have tried Seven in her cot - no go.
I 'wear' her to sleep but the most she will sleep during the day is 40 mins. She has NEVER slept longer than this.
I find that I am getting angrier and angrier at this little person who is taking so much out of me.
I don't want to give up BF but I just don't know what to do!
I have lost a lot of weight, whether it is because of BF, lack of sleep or just me or all of the above, I just don't have the energy to do this much longer.
All she does all day is cry. She doesn't whinge, she screams. And it doesn't stop.
I love my daughter, I am just so tired.
I need help....
Last edited by MamaK; May 22nd, 2009 at 12:18 PM.
: Seven is ALREADY 9 months old! Holy cow.
Rainforest ~ She will lay there playing with my face for a little while, depending on how happy she was when we layed down. The she will start arching her back and grizzling. Then if we don't get up she will start to cry, then start to scream and thrash around.
*sigh*
I read somewhere to try that and have tried numerous times to no avail. It just seems that if Seven doesn't want to sleep, no amount of coaxing is going to make her.
ok....what type of carrier do you wear her in? one that you can transfer her to a bed in once she's asleep? or do you keep her in the carrier until she wakes up?
We have 2 carriers. A peanut shell, which I use mostly for the shops now, and a hug-a-bub. We both love the HAB and I can get her out of that easy enough to transfer her into bed once she is asleep.
Majority of the time I try to get her into bed once she is asleep but have on occasion left her in the sling if I am having a particularly hard day.
Big hugs, I know how you feel. DS was a napper during the day too! Before he was 1, I believe even at the age of 9 months, I just put him down for an afternoon nap, instead of 2 naps most babies have at that age (i think).
Even then, he would only sleep for like 30 min-1 hour.
Eventually, as soon as he could walk and climb etc he would sleep better! He is now 18 months and for at least 2 months he sleeps for 2 hours during the day and sleeps through the night.
He is terrible at going to sleep tho. Reckons it is a waste of time!
What helps with him is a very strict routine. But even then
I hear you on being so tired. I pray for you that she will find a good sleep routine. What got me through was taking the day 5 min at the time. Trying not to worry about the next sleep/night.
She might response to your anxiety about that too.
And no one will hate you for giving her an occasional bottle before bed, if that makes her tummy that much fuller.
I am back and thought I might update this thread!
Seven is now 4 and guess what? She still doesn't sleep.
I now know the reason....she has SPD (sensory processing disorder) and we think that's why she doesn't 'switch off'.
GP has finally put her on a medication that works (hallelujah!!!!!!) but it's only temporary.
Anyway, I know it's 3yrs down the track, but here we are!
Thanks for the update. I'm sorry to hear you're still struggling with sleep but hopefully you have some answers now and can work out a strategy for better sleep. Good luck.
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