Mamas with depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders

I feel hopeless

My 5 month old has been screaming herself into every nap for the last two months. It’s so debilitating. It’s worse if I hold her, which makes me feel so inadequate as a mother. She sometimes but rarely sleeps in the pram after being awake for hours and walking with her. It’s like holding her and comforting her makes her scream more. I’ve left her happy in her crib before she gets overtired but she eventually screams in there too. I’m always with her and hold her because I want her to know she’s not alone.

I was diagnosed with PPD, and no therapy or antidepressant seems to help. I feel so hopeless. All I want to do is make my little girl happy.

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What is her routine like x

Bed at 7, wake at 7 with 2 wake ups for feeding. In the day she has wake windows of 1hr and a half, and when she’s tired she just screams. One minute she’s perfectly happy, the next in tears.

Do you think it could have anything to do with milk, maybe an allergy? My first boy used to scream so much and I thought he was just a hard baby, I took him to the doctors and their reply was that I’m just a first time mum… turned out after I’d had enough he had a milk allergy. I cut out cows milk after he was around 8 months and he was a different baby. I’m not saying it is but just an idea, as I remember the screaming was relentless

I’m dairy free so I know it’s not that. She’s on treatment for reflux too.

I would try and push it to 2hrs

7 awake
9 nap
11nap
1nap
3 nap
5 nap
7/7:30 bed

thank you. I’ll try that ❤️❤️

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