Hi All!
I haven't had time to be on here in forever, but I need advice. My daughter is almost 10 months old and she has been waking up at night a ton. We co-sleep and I breastfeed. It hasn't been a big deal to feed her and she does go right back to sleep but lately (past month or 2) has been waking up every hour in need of the boob. She isn't eating but just using me as a paci.I have taken her to the doctor to make sure there wasn't anything wrong also. I do nurse her to sleep and also for naps but she can fall asleep without the boob too,,,like on my husbands chest or what not. I would like to have her sleep at some point in her crib but she won't have it at all. I used to be able to put her in the crib for naps but now any time I try she wakes up instantly. Even if I get out of bed in the middle of the night she senses I'm not there and wakes up. Any advice? I wouldn't mind sleeping with her but I need sleep too. waking up so much and sometimes I can't fall back to sleep. Sorry this is so long. ANY advice would be appreciated. I would like to avoid doing cry it out though.
Re: Please Help! Not sleeping without me or the boob...10 mos old
That was my advice. So sorry you're going through this. Our sleep troubles were only solved once we let him cry. He picked it up really fast - just one night.
Sorry you are going through this. We do the same thing...every night. DS is quite a bit older, so we've been offering a sippy cup of water before offering the breast. Sometimes that works and he'll go back to sleep on his own, but it's not even close to 100%.
Have you tried offering a paci? We never ued one, and sometimes I wonder if that might have earned me some sleep.