Aw, (((hugs))) hon. As you know we don't support cio here, but I know you absolutely don't want to do that anyway. I know what you mean though about just feeling in the middle of the night that you've had enough, and you just want to shut it off. First things first, I would talk to your DH about the possibility of him helping out a little. When we went through something similar, (DH was working too and had to get up early), we took turns sleeping on the couch, so that at least one of us would get a solid block of sleep. Even if it was just 4 or 5hrs for me, it was still better than a whole night's broken sleep. And we didn't have to do it for very long, just a few days while the worst NWings happened.
Second, nap when you can. It sounds so much easier than it's done, but if you can get some sleep while she is napping it will really help. And early bedtimes for you too.
Lastly, when she is waking do you always have to go in for comfort? How far is her room, or do you have a monitor? When DS was waking often, but didn't necessarily need me, I wore earplugs to help me resettle and rest. At that time we only had one bedroom, so if he was restless it kept me up. Blocking the noise out really helped, and if he ever got upset enough to need me I still heard him. But at least I wasn't bothered by the little restless sounds he made.
That's all I can think of for now. But we've all been there! Hang in there, sleep returns one day!!
I can't remember, does she have any teeth at all yet? Sounds like she's teething out of sequence. It's no big deal, I just thought it was interesting. Babies all teeth differently, so even though there is a pattern, doesn't mean they always follow it! lol But if you see that the gums are all swollen and there's a white dot there, then it's a pretty safe bet that they will be cutting very soon, and that's what's disturbing her sleep so much. That's teething, and it sucks.
And not to scare you, but it doesn't end for a very long time! (well, there are breaks in between teeth, but just when things settle down new teeth stir up the pot again!) So when you think about it that way it may help to realize that you've got a lot of teething nights ahead, so you just learn to make the most of it!!
More (((hugs)))
