Please help me. DD's sleep.

[briggsy's girl]

Do you have any other comfort "tools" you use at all? We had a musical night light. Provided DD wasn't crying, we'd put that on for her. Was one of the ones that put a light show on the roof. If it had been less than a certain time since last feed (2hosrs I think) I'd keep my boobss covered, south her with cuddles and the night light. Boob would only come out if she got upset. And the light/music show went on as soon as she stirred.

Can you snuggle her so that she cant easily access the breast to see if it's just comfort feeding? Maybe try having her with her back to you? This one didn't work quite so often for dd but it did work sometimes. It honestly sounds like your dd us just comfort attaching (mine still does it sometimes so I get it!) - sounds like she needs to find something else as a comfort item to replace your boobs when it's just for comfort. Maybe a fave soft blanket or something. E takes comfort from skin to skin so I've had to cover my breasts to stop her attaching out of habit and let her stroke arms etc

One thought - given your dd's age - is it possible she is uncomfortable because of teeth? Can you try natural teething relief to see if her sleep periods stretch out? E slept through from five weeks to about six months then her sleep turned to crap the entire time she was teething. We got much better nights when she had some relief. Hylands teething tablets were good. There are a few other natural ones but can't think now. If she woke in the night more than once in two hours we'd numb her gums and get ages longer out of her. We coslept part time.

Good luck finding a solution that works for you