I need some serious help. My daughter is 5 months old now. She was extremely unhappy the first 2.5 months of her life. I kept taking her to the dr. because I knew something was wrong. She was very unhappy during and after eating and gassy. I finally got a diagnosis at 2.5 months that she had a tongue tie. We have since clipped/cauterized it 3 times -- it keeps growing back. She doesn't eat a lot at a time because of this and therefore she doesn't sleep regularly either. She is breastfed through the night and a mix of breast/bottle throughout the day but always breast milk. Her typical bottle feed is 3 oz but it takes the entire 2 hrs wake time to get it down her. She just isn't a good feeder.
There really isn't a typical day for her which makes it so frustrating.
Between 12am-1am wakes to feed
Between 2am-4am wakes to feed
Between 5am-6am wakes (not generally very hungry) usually has a bowel movement
If it's closer to the 6am hour, I just keep her up for the day. If she wakes closer to 5am, I try to put her down again although it generally takes 30 or so minutes.
Upon waking I have started with a teaspoon or so of rice cereal, maybe some fruit. Then following up with milk. She isn't a very good eater yet.
I have been keeping her up for 2 hrs wake time.
Her naps are 25 min - 2 hrs depending on the day with absolutely no consistency.
We have tried sweet potatoes and squash for evening, but again she doesn't take much yet.
She is totally exhausted and ready to go down between 6:30-7:30pm. She will usually do a 5 hr stretch but sometimes it's less. Again no consistency!
This experience has been very trying for me as my son was textbook. He slept through the night at 3 months and ate with absolutely no problems. Would love any advice to get me on the right track with her!!
