Is crying it out my only solution? please please help
I have been dealing with this for the last two months and I have pretty much had enough, its just getting ridiculous now.
I am hoping someone can please help me.
Since Georgia turned 7mths her sleep has just been all over the place. She has always been a good sleeper and slept right through from a very early age - I think this is why I am finding it so hard now as I am used to getting my sleep.
From 7mths she started waking up about 2am so I would pop her on the boob she would feed a little and then go straight back to sleep I am talking 5mins and she was sound asleep, then she started waking 2-3 times after midnight, then nearly evey hour.
She usually goes to bed at 9:30pm - I know this is late, but it has never been a problem before, I just cant imagine her going to bed at 7:30pm even though it would be nice if she did. She wakes up after an hour, so I go in and pat her and she goes back to sleep, then half an hour later she is awake again and I cant get her back to sleep for about two hours. By this time its after midnight, she is finally back to sleep but alas an hour later is awake again, I pat her etc she will sleep on my chest but when I go to put her down she wakes up screaming.
I have been putting her into bed with us about 5am and she will sleep soundly till 9 or 10am.
She used to have two day sleeps anywhere from 30 mins to 2 hours but I have tried dropping this in the hope she will sleep longer at night. No hope!!!!
She does not eat a lot of solids so I thought she might be hungry but I cant force her to eat, do I offer some formula, or does it not make a difference.
Her bottom two teeth came through at the same time, then two weeks later her top two teeth have come through at the same time, panadol, teething tablets, teething necklaces all make no difference.
Please does anyone have any advice, I fear my only option is to let her cry it out which I dont think my heart can handle.
oh no, big hugs to you
I do have some advice but i just dont have the time to type atm, gotta get dinner started etc. I promise to return but i couldnt leave without giving you a big hug. It can be so tiring cant it?
OMG me too. DD has gone from pretty easy to self-settle and 'sleeping through' 8pm-9am with a 5am feed... to fighting every nap (I spent over 3 hours rocking, patting, nursing etc. today and achieved a grand total of 40 mins of nap time) and waking multiple times through the night. No advice I'm afraid - I'm getting desperate for some myself. Just wanted to say I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND how you're feeling. My FB status currently says "Kat passed the end of my tether about 12k ago". HUGE hugs to you.
Oh, BTW... everything I've read says that good day sleeps contribute to good night sleeping. If they're 'over-tired' and not in a good sleeping pattern, they'll just be more restless at night. I have found, that the days I've given up on trying to settle for naps and just got DD up again, she slept even worse that night. I know it's hard when nap time ends up being more stressful than it seems could possibly be worthwhile, but it may not help to miss the day-sleeps just yet.
Then again... if you find that that tactic works for you... PLEASE use it, and let me know!!! I'll take any trick in the book right now!
tbh I think its just a phase, so if you can bear it for a bit longer I think she will grow out of it. Sorry, know that doesnt help, but both my girls have gone through it
Is crying it out my only solution? please please help
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