I'll join! I could really use the support. I'm so sick of helpful mothers saying asinine things like "just try for two long naps" Oh geez why didn't I think of that or "oh well some babies don't sleep" Well I with he'd tell me how he does it, because I'm a wreak without it.
I feel like complete RUBBISH at this mom thing. He doesn't sleep EVER, never has, bad days, bad nights since the first night he was born. His recovery sleep after 56 hours of labour was only 4 hours for pete's sake! Should've known I was in for it then. I've tried everything, you name it I've tried it, swaddle, swing, white noise, gripe water, gas drops, reflux meds (all types, all doses), black out curtains, rocking, co-sleeping, baby wearing, feeding solids, bottle feeding, pacifiers, osteopaths, cluster feeding, dream feeding, teaching him to fall asleep on his own (which he does just fine), making no noise, making plenty of noise, a wide assortment of schedules and activities, humidifiers, a range of sleeping temperatures, tylenol, teething medication (just in case), WTS. I even spent 5 days at sleep school and all they could say is, my he is a very unsettle baby. That is super helpful, thank you so much Captain Obvious!
It's just a huge relief to hear of other mothers going through this although I'm blatantly jealous of those of you with nappers, and those of you whose little ones use to sleep. I'm also terrified when I see a mother with a 15 month old whose still going through this. The though makes me tear up! God I miss sleep, and showers, and eating hot food...