Hi All
Very much looking for help, inspiration, advice or just a great big bloody gin and tonic!!
We have a 5 week old DS who is just not sleeping longer than 30/45 mins during the day and its just exhausting me. I used the EASY routine with our other two children but with our new little fella its just a constant struggle.
He is on 3 hour EASY but it often is EASAY and by the time bedtime comes he is just in total meltdown and I just cant put him down because he just screams. He is constantly overtired and even though I watch for his sleepy cues and swaddle him on his first yawn, he settles after about 10/15 mins (sometimes on his own, sometimes with pat shush).
This morning i was just in tears - I spent 50 mins pat/shushing after a 30 minute nap but everytime i went to put him down he just woke and was screaming again. He also seems to spend a lot of time fighting against his swaddling, he's quite a big fella and is strong and will work an arm out of it and clonk himself in the face. It just seems a never ending list of things to deal with and feel so bad for our other two who must think mummy has forgotten all about them.
Will this pass or am I doomed?
thanks
Liz xx