I have a six month old. she is breast fed and on solids. she is on a four hour schedule
and awesome during the day. I DF between 10:30 and 11. she wakes up numerous times a night, sometimes crying and sometimes just staying awake. last night it was from 2am -about 5. we have done pick up put down and tried all of the methods. but she just isnt sleeping.
she had been habitually waking at 3:30 every night so we set the alarm for 2:30 and she woke up at 1! i tried again the next night, woke her gently and she fell back to sleep but now she is waking at all different times. she takes 2 naps a day. morning and afternoon and not terribly long... an hour or hour and a half
-2 hours. she has been doing this since she was born. it is nothing new
we had swaddled her but she sucks her fingers, and she started getting out of them. she doesnt take a binky and I am at a total loss. i can not figure her out. she will be quiet then let out a cry, then be quiet for a while, then cry a little. sometimes she cries and cries and doesnt stop even if we hold her. every night is different. we dont rush in, but we dont let her wail either. it is so frustrating. any suggestions as to why she is staying awake for so long at night?