Hi everyone, can anyone help please.
I need some advice about my daughters sleep habits I hope someone can help me as I haven't had a full night sleep for 7/8 months.
When my daughter was 2 months old she started sleeping through the night from 8pm till 8 am sometimes until 10am, at 5 months old she suddenly started waking at least once some nights it could be 6 times. I was too soft and thought she was too young to use c.I.o. so I started holding her until she fell back to sleep sometimes she needed a bottle to settle her. She has settled down abit now but I thinks thats because I let her sleep in my bed when she had a cold and wouldn't settle without anyone and now its just habit so that we both get as much sleep as possible but I want my bed back and a full nights sleep. She still also has a bottle during the night as well. She can't go to sleep by herself night or day. Most days she will only fall asleep once for about 30 minutes after me sitting with her and having a bottle. She has a bedtime routine which starts at 7 this starts with a 10-15 minutes bath, clean PJs and a bottle of milk I put her In the cot when she has fallen asleep( I think this has been the cause of the problem as she always fell asleep having her bottle and I didn't want to wake her before putting her down) usually about 7.45. I can try cry it out for about 10-20 mins but then feel so bad I have to hold her as she will just scream we tried getting dad to settle her but usually she just screams for me I have started leaving her with family a couple hours a week so she gets used to being away from me and also tried not giving a bottle or given water but she screams for milk. My heart breaks listening to her cry and also tired but i am getting closer to try this again, does anyone have any suggestions for me to try it would be appreciated alot , thanks.