My daughter is 13.5 months. She was EBF up until about 6 weeks ago when we started introducing cows milk. She is now on almost straight cows milk at daycare and nurses when we are together (morning, evening, weekends). I am in no rush to stop that but need help with nighttime.
I nurse her to sleep and she goes down quickly. Then she wakes up between 11 and 12 wanting boob, if hubby goes in and tries to rock her back to sleep with pacifier she screams, if I go in and try to rock her she screams and fights like I'm torturing her FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF!!!! This kid has stamina. She then wakes up again between 2 and 3 and is up for the day NO LATER THAN 5:30, usually between 4:45 and 5:15. She is still in the infant room at daycare and usually takes one nap of about 45 minutes there.
She goes to sleep at about 7 (have tried as early as 6 and as late as 8).
She's never been a good sleeper or a good napper, even as a tiny infant she'd never nap those 2-3 hour naps I hear so much about. She's moving into the toddler room at daycare in a couple weeks where they won't rock her to sleep and expect her to nap 2 hours!
Anyhow back to the nighttime. I don't mind getting up to nurse her once per night and getting up at 5:30 is okay since we take her to daycare at 6:30 but waking up multiple times and demanding boob and getting up before 5am is killing me, I'm so so so tired. I had a hard time towards the end of my pregnancy so I haven't slept more than 5 hours in a row in about 18 months. I got pneumonia in September and I just can't shake it because I'm always so exhausted. Hubby helps but during the night she only wants me.
We don't do cry it out at all. I'll let her cry in my arms if I'm soothing an talking to her but not on her own in her bed. We've tried having her sleep with us and it does not help, she still wakes up.
she's never had the "drowsy but awake" state. She's either awake and running around (then gets super grumpy when she's tired) or sound asleep, no transition period.
She takes the pacifier at daycare to go down for naps but otherwise does not like it very much. She does not have a lovey or comfort item (other than me).
help?
I nurse her to sleep and she goes down quickly. Then she wakes up between 11 and 12 wanting boob, if hubby goes in and tries to rock her back to sleep with pacifier she screams, if I go in and try to rock her she screams and fights like I'm torturing her FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF!!!! This kid has stamina. She then wakes up again between 2 and 3 and is up for the day NO LATER THAN 5:30, usually between 4:45 and 5:15. She is still in the infant room at daycare and usually takes one nap of about 45 minutes there.
She goes to sleep at about 7 (have tried as early as 6 and as late as 8).
She's never been a good sleeper or a good napper, even as a tiny infant she'd never nap those 2-3 hour naps I hear so much about. She's moving into the toddler room at daycare in a couple weeks where they won't rock her to sleep and expect her to nap 2 hours!
Anyhow back to the nighttime. I don't mind getting up to nurse her once per night and getting up at 5:30 is okay since we take her to daycare at 6:30 but waking up multiple times and demanding boob and getting up before 5am is killing me, I'm so so so tired. I had a hard time towards the end of my pregnancy so I haven't slept more than 5 hours in a row in about 18 months. I got pneumonia in September and I just can't shake it because I'm always so exhausted. Hubby helps but during the night she only wants me.
We don't do cry it out at all. I'll let her cry in my arms if I'm soothing an talking to her but not on her own in her bed. We've tried having her sleep with us and it does not help, she still wakes up.
she's never had the "drowsy but awake" state. She's either awake and running around (then gets super grumpy when she's tired) or sound asleep, no transition period.
She takes the pacifier at daycare to go down for naps but otherwise does not like it very much. She does not have a lovey or comfort item (other than me).
help?
