My DD is 15 weeks and she appears to have decided that sleep in the daytime is for wimps!
If she didn't want to sleep and was happy playing, it would be pretty full on but I could cope. But she is miserable and whingy. When she gets sleep, she is an absolute angel. So I know its the sleep that's making the difference.
Now I can't even get her to sleep with 20 mins of rocking swaying patting jiggling shhing. I have back and mobility issues and as she gets heavier it is more difficult for me to do this - especially when now it doesn't seem to work! The pram used to work but today even that has failed me - took her up to my mums group and she was almost asleep but because she was awake people were talking to her and smiling (which she always responds to!) and telling me that I shouldn't try and get her to sleep. She then went into total meltdown 10 mins later and I ended up having to get a drink with another mum as I just cried because she was so unhappy. I am so tired - if she doesn't get sleep she just cries and cries and I can't put her to sleep anymore - we have tried dummy, cuddling, patting, swaying, shhhing, rocking, pram walks, bouncing, she is swaddled, it just doesn't work any more and I feel like a shit mum because she is so tired.
I have grown to hate bf because I'm just feeding all the time as she's so miserable. I am at risk of injuring myself because of all the carrying and rocking, and now it doesn't even work!
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help me - 15 weeks and will not sleep in the day!
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wellieboots · 26/02/2013 06:51
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