Sleep routine ruined!! 😫 long post but pls help!!

Ash • Married 💍

Ive posted this elsewhere too but because im getting no response, iv duplicated it here.

So by all means, baby girl has never been a perfect sleeper (always needs to be rocked in her rocker and then transferred and does wake up a couple of times in the night for her dummy or a cuddle sometimes) but right now ... SHEESH!!!!!

Her sickness couldnt have come at a worse time as i was ecstatic she was makind progress on sleeping more independently like i would hear her cry for a min on the monitor and then she would put herself back to sleep (sometimes!

lShes recovering from Croup which started about 2 weeks ago and is over most of the worst. Her main issues sleeping whilst being ill was not being able to breathe very well because she was so snotty and blocked up which woke her up loads and a temperature etc. Fine. We accommodated that. I let her sleep in the bed with me. Most of the night i sat in bed just rocking her so she would atleast get a few hours in.

Now shes starting to get better, drying up in her nose etc and her temperature has settled. Happier again in the day. BUT she will NOT SLEEP anymore. If anything its gotten worse! Now even if i rock her in bed in the night, she wont sleep but still moan and cry, takes longer to sleep in the bouncer and once asleep, the second i put her down in her cot, she screams and so badly that she will go red and hold her breath.

Iv barely slept whilst she was ill as it is, but it doesnt seem to be getting any better now shes on the mend! I guess shes gotten into bad habits that i allowed just so she and i could get a tiny bit of rest through night but i cant break her out of them!

So please, if anyone has any advice on how to ease baby back into pre-sick routine again - HELPPPPPP! I cant do this anymore and Hubby and i keep losing patience with each other too because we are so cranky. We dont mean to but its getting unbearable.

Help help help help 😫😫😫😫