We were tricked.....

perfectlove09 · June 2013

For about 1 week we thought the sleep was improving. She was going 4 hours sometimes at night wo waking and was getting up at 7 or 730. She was still waking several times initially but at least Getting some longer stretches. She'd wake around 5 to eat.

We were very relieved bc since the 4 month sleep crap she had been waking earlier and earlier. We were eventually wide awake at 430. Very shtty.

Well we're back to the bs sleeping. It's 430 and I'm nursing her again in hopes she'll go back to sleep. The other day she was up at 450 and NOT going back to sleep. With the 4am waking I usually get her back to sleep but she's walking back up at like 5 or 6 am.

I was putting her to bed by 630pm then she'd wake several times but didn't seem to need to eat until 11 or midnight. Then I wouldn't feed her again unless it had been at least 3 hours. If she needed to eat though I'd of course feed her.
I'm fine w her waking to eat 2 or 3 times. But she's waking SOOOO much more than that.

I've tried different bed times from 6 pm all the way to 930 no matter what time she goes down she can wake 8 to 10 times in the first 3 hours. I'm so burned out. Sometimes my husband will get mad and say "just get her up then!!!" But that's not a good idea. She'd then be really overtired and it would be a mess. Also no matter what time I try to start her bed time routine she's hysterical by the time I'm lying her down.

I'm on the verge of crying every night. Between that or suddenly getting these little mini panic attacks when I'm in her room. I all of a sudden think "oh my god. I'm not going to sleep at all tonight. She's never going to let me leave the room!" It's so annoying.

It's worse when we try to ignore her. Not if she's crying. But if she's just fussing and talking but I swear to god she'll just keep going on for ever.

Ohhhhhh this sleeping crap is getting old.

schumakr · June 2013

I'm with you. I'm pretty sure I've had 6 or so hours in 2 days. If you read my post above you'll see our problems.

Good luck mama.

kristine618 · June 2013

There's nothing worse than being exhausted. It makes me so miserable. Our LO is normally a decent sleeper, but we took her on a trip over Father's Day to my parent's house and it did not go well. She was in a new crib and we were sleeping in the same room with her (maybe our snoring disturbed her?) and she woke up every hour or so crying all 4 nights. It was good to get away, but I was so irritated by the lack of sleep that I almost had wished we'd stayed put. I feel you and hope things get better. Does your pediatrician have any recommendations??

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