Please please help..

I’m struggling so bad with my 6 month old. She naps okay during the day (I try to make sure she only naps 3-4 hrs during the day) but night time is just awful. I put her to bed at 7-8pm and she wakes up two hours later crying is hard to get back to sleep and then will wake up on and off throughout the night. This has been going on for a month and I’m so sleep deprived I literally feel like it’s physically affecting me. My body literally hurts and I literally am just trying to survive during the day with an active toddler. I’ve tried every sleep sack, food before bed to fill her up more, pack n play & slumber pod, her crib, extra bottle. She slept thru the night starting at 3 months so idk what changed so drastically. I’m so exhausted and feel like a failure and basically feel like a horrible mom espically because my toddler isn’t getting the activity she needs.. I just want to cry

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Maybe less nap time for her. Again every baby different but my daughter would only sleep for maybe two hours and then I’m keeping her up all day or two one hour naps but not three or four. But again that’s just my daughter and she been sleeping through the night since she was 5 months. Maybe get up once but back to sleep again. Do you do bottle or breast feed?

My daughter is the same if she doesnt eat anything other than my boob throughout the day. She also goes through a sleep regression anytime shes teething or going through a growth spurt. Every baby is different but maybe those are things to look into as well as less nap time

Cutting down on nap could definitely help! I’ve been experimenting with it so maybe she needs less during the day to help with night sleep-anything is worth trying! And she’s formula fed

Yeah just give it a try! Trust me I know you want that me time during the day lol but I rather sleep at night then be dead during the day lol oh ok yeah I would have to make my daughter a two-three oz bottle for her to go back to bed. Do you feed her in the middle of the night or no? I can’t remember when I stopped that💆🏻‍♀️

Have you considered talking with a sleep consultant? Angelique Millette is a PhD and has baby friendly techniques

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fourth-trimester-podcast-first-months-beyond-parenting/id1092879503?i=1000369185819

https://open.spotify.com/episode/22s52YLloyoZnZmdz45vvp

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