Caution- long post- baby won’t sleep 😴
My daughter will be 11 months next Monday and still will not sleep through the night. Ever since her first regression at 5 months, she would wake multiple times at night. At her 6 months appointment, her pediatrician told us that we had to let her cry it out. That learning to fall asleep on her own was a life skill that she needed. I reluctantly researched CIO/Ferber method. I felt better after reading that I didn’t just let her cry until she fell asleep like her doctor told me. So we gave it a try. It was a rough two nights, but she slept all night for a good week. Then she came down with a cold and it all went down hill from there. She started waking multiple times a night and we got into the habit of bringing her into our room and end up falling asleep in a chair with her. Sleep training is not working this time around. She will cry and just work herself up and then is wide awake. Now add in teething, she’s cutting her first tooth so now we have started giving Motrin before bed since she would wake up in the middle of the night screaming. We have stuck to a solid routine, earlier bedtime, etc. and now tonight, I cannot put her down. She arches her back and kicks and screams. You guys, I feel like I have literally tried everything over the past few months and even tried Vick’s lavender pads in her humidifier, trying a lovey (no interest), nested bean sleep sack...
And I know that she just wants her mom, but I’m exhausted. She will not let my husband put her to bed. She freaks if she isn’t with me. And I’ve now been home with her for 3 weeks because of COVID-19. I’m dreading what it is going to be like when I have to go back to work 😩
Help, I’ve created an adorable little monster!
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