Breaking point

Oh gosh, have you spoken to the health visitor has she given any advice?

Sounds hard 😔 it is exhausting my lo night sleep is not great. has she been checked for a tongue tie at all? Maybe she is only taking small amounts of milk at a time?

Im so sorry...my baby is similar on the sleeping front but doesn't fight sleep like your little one does, I dont think id cope either.
Can you share the load a bit?
Chatgpt has really helped me sort wake windows etc out, im sure you've tried it but its good even for a rant

Other than her sleep she’s a super happy baby, so I almost feel bad for moaning but I’ve just had enough, I’ve also got a 3.5yr old and whenever he’s home I find I just have to spend most of the day asking him to be quiet and stay down stairs so I can get his sister to try sleep meaning he’s just sat there waiting for me constantly it’s awful.
I’ve spoken to health visitor who suggested to try extend her time between feeds and I’ve managed to get to 1.5hr but again she will then only take 3.5oz.
No tongue tie - nothing else to suggest why except she’s a ‘snacker’.
My husband try’s to tap in when he’s home but he’s got even shorter patience than me and ends up going with my 3.5yr old as he feels sorry for him (so do I!) it’s just draining.
Tried putting her in her own room - that was also a fail as she just screamed and screamed and ended up waking the whole house. Tried co sleeping and still didn’t work I’m at a loss..
I’ve been to drop in clinics with HV’s, chat GPT everything.

I feel you. In a very similar situation with my nearly 6 month old and I’ve also had enough of it. It’s exhausting.

I’ve also got a 3 year old at home and he’s always been such a good sleeper so this baby has humbled me.

I keep trying different things but nothing seems to work.

Slightly woo woo, but worked for many, have you tried a cranial osteopath for her? Sorry it's so hard right now. Xx

It is hard, for me it sounds like your baby has a stubborn personality, pot luck. My first born was exactly like that, terrible nights, only short contact naps or movement naps, lots of crying and screaming and madly heavy rocking before each sleep. It was rough, but luckily i had no other kid, so we got through it. And eventually, without any special reason, it started to get better....i guess she just started to mature.
So sadly, I have no advice, but plenty of sympathy, sending you strenght!

This sounds so hard. Mine is similar at night , she woke up on the hour every hour , but she does so seven naps. These are contact naps though so i can’t catch up on any sleep unfortunately

I have similar, but not as harsh, I'm so sorry 🫂 is napper giving her appropriate numbers of naps to her sleep she's getting?

My little one is 5 months old but as she's only doing 30 minutes at a time I have to tell it to give her more naps because she can't do full wake windows without sleep that's so short ❤️

Could it be an allergy and she's in pain?

I’m going through the same situation right now with my baby, she’s 6 months old. I’m exhausted. I don’t know what to do any more. I thought combo feeding would be a good idea to help her sleep. 😩

I would push to be referred to a feeding specialist to see why she is only taking such small amounts at each feed. My baby was referred because he was only managing 3oz at a time and he had a tongue tie when assessed. Some tongue ties are not visible and can only be diagnosed by a feeding specialist - health visitors can’t diagnose. Even if not a tongue tie does she have silent reflux or another issue stopping her from having a full feed?
My baby isn’t the best sleeper either and it’s just awful isn’t it. Everything is a phase and it will get better - you’re doing your best x

My first was like this, it’s SO hard. You’re doing your absolute best and I know how crazy it can send you.

My only advice after a different experience second time round is check for reflux (Gaviscon massively helped) and focus on how she falls asleep - ideally with less and less support. Though I know how out of reach that can feel. Sending lots of strength your way