Hello I’m just seeking advice. This has been going on for about 2 months now and I’m truly at a loss and I’m exhausted. I’m a mother of 2. And my youngest is 12 months old, well. She keeps waking up between 2-3am, and it takes me an hour to even try to attempt to get her back to sleep. She just wakes up. It doesn’t happen every night but 5 times out of the week it happens. I’m exhausted. It’s ruining me. It can’t be a sleep regression with how long it’s been going on. I’m at the point of sleep training her into a crib and weaning her from breastfeeding/ co sleeping. I don’t know how much longer this is going to last and I can’t take it much longer
Hopefully if you do stop breastfeeding it will stop.
One of my friends made the choice to stop because of the toll it was taking on her physically and mentally.
It’s okay to stop.
I’m a mom of 3, and my almost 4 year old is autistic and still wakes up 3-4 if not more, times a night. (Even with being on a strong sleep medication because she gets only 3/4 hours in a 24 hour period)
Sending hugs, you’ll get through this mama.
You’ll make it. I’ve done it for 15 years lol. Have you tried magnesium lotion on her feet before bed, that can help. Night weaning will probably help but I don’t normally do that til 2 because I’m just too tired. Choose your hard I guess
Breastfeeding and co sleeping are your answer mama. A breastfed baby will continue waking for boob for comfort
How old? My kids rarely slept through the night
It could possibly be hunger. I would give mine a snack about an hour before then a breastfeed as part of going to sleep at that age.
When she wakes, don’t turn on the light or talk or take her out of the crib unless you need to change her. Pat her back, let her fall back asleep. Put on a white noise machine or tune a radio to static. Feed her more substantially before bed. Ic it’s the older one, do the same, except maybe take her to the bathroom if that’s the problem—again low light or nightlight and no talking. Can you nap during the day? If you work, set an alarm and sleep in your car at lunch. Get someone to babysit so you can sleep. Naps aren’t as good as a full night’s sleep but they do help. Take them to religious services with a nursery & Sunday school and nap in your car or wherever you can in the building.
Build your village. Put the kids on the floor next to your bed instead of in it. Gradually put them in their own room/s. Get them used to sleeping without you. Read reliable sources on how to get kids to sleep through the night and try those techniques. Good luck!
for my son it was acid reflux and he needed a chiro bad. he did this until he was 3 and we started going to the chiropractor once a week
Put her in her own bed and give her food like sweet potatoes and chicken to keep her full throughout the night.