Daytime naps
My little one is five months old and she refuses to sleep during the day. If we manage to get her down she’s either in the pram or after a feed. At night she feeds and then sleeps but wakes after an hour and a half to feed again or screams. Her wake windows can be over four hours long. I know that’s too long and I’m exhausted and emotional. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Have you tried swaddling? It's the only way ours sleeps for a decent amount of time x
We had a similar situation. We got the rockit and attached it to the pram. We now lay her down in the bassinet with the rockit on and she naps for an hour.
Oh I remember these days so well. It is exhausting and I feel your pain 😭 my little girl went through something similar and just would not sleep in the day or it would take ages to get her to sleep. I felt like I was losing my mind 😞 I can’t remember how long it went on for but it does pass.
Probably things you already do but try :
Dark room, night light, white noise, staying in the room / singing to her.
I also had the pram downstairs at one point and was letting her sleep in that🙈 you just do what works best for you to get through it all. Don’t compare to what others do that was my biggest mistake x
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