Hi all
I am sure you have heard this sob story a million times, but I dont know who else to turn to and I am losin gmy mind.
My dd is 7 mos old next week. She is bf and I have been nursing her to ALMOST sleep since birth( i know BAD mommy). I never let her go into a deep sleep.. but pretty close. My mom can get her to sleep by rocking or singing, but no one else can. She has NEVER been a napper- will only go down for approx 30 mins.
She is on solids, three times a day, and still nurses 2-3 hrs aroudn the clock. My routine is loose, but goes as follows:
7 am= wake up, nurse and play
8 30 - solids
9- 9 30 nap
9 30 - nurse then play
1130- nap
12ish- solids then play
3 30ish nurse then nap till 4 ish
4-6 play
6 nurse
6 30 solids
7- bath
7 30 nurse and bed
She just got two teeth last week, and learned to crawl. She had a bowel obstruction three weeks ago and was in hospital fro a week.
from birth to 4 mos she slept for a 7 hr stretch and then woke to eat, slept for three more. At foru months, she gave me one 6 hr stretch and then woke to eat after that.
while in hospital, she would not sleep in her crib, so slept with Dh or I in bed.
Problem now is: came home from hospital and first night she slept through ( yeah). However, next night I got the stomach flu and all hell broke loose. She will now only sleep for 30 mins at a time- all ngiht long. She insists on nursing at all times to get back to sleep.
I am exhausted- it has been three weeks where I have not got more then an hour of sleep in a row. I want to cry myself:) I am at my wits end.
I tried Patley;s gental removal plan- I had to take her off 42 time... and finally Igave up out of exhaustion.I have tried rocking, singing, bouncng ect- but she seems to be soo aggitated by all these things. She will not and has never taken a soother, and I have tried to introduce a lovely, but unfortunatly the only lovey she likes is my breasts.
I know she has gotten into some bad habits. I tried CIO sort of tonight... sittin gby her crib and talking to her while she cried like a maniac fpr an hour- i gave up and she nursed right back to sleep.
PLease help me- i will do anything to get through this... I dont know what to do with her, but I honestly cant go on with this little sleep. I dont even need her to sleep through the night- but it would be nice if she slept for three hrs at least.
thanks in advance
karin