Please help me. Desperate doesn't describe where i am at now.
Forumla feed 5 month old baby, recently weened. Hasn't fed to sleep properly in a while.
She has cut 2 teeth over the past 2 weeks.
Father puts her to sleep at night (its a struggle).
Bedtime routine used to start at 6 and she'd be asleep by 630pm. Now it starts anywhere between 530 and 630 depending on when last nap was. Which doesn't seem to make any difference in how difficult she is to put down.
Sleeps in her cot in her room all night until 3. Puts herself back to sleep, no crying. Wakes again at 5am .. will be content for about 20 minutes and then will cry, so day has started around 530.
She will only nap for 40 minutes at a time with 2-3 sometimes 4 hour wake windows. She will sleep in the pram but only after 20 minutes of walking. I cannot walk the streets of my suburb anymore, I dont want to see it. She used to contact (nurse) nap and could nap for 1.5 hours maybe 2. She'd wake up refreshed. Now she FIGHTS every nap and is tired all day.
I want her to sleep in her cot so I can have a break during the day. I have tried rocking her to sleep, my back and arms are giving out. She fights me whilst rubbing her eyes. today she cried in the cot and I cried on the floor.
The morning wake time is also upsetting but i dont know how to fix that either. Kept her up later. Try putting her down earlier. She wont sleep until 7.
I need help.
Please let me know if you need additional information. I can't think straight I'm so stressed out. My days are awful.