I always knew having a baby meant less sleep but I had no idea how difficult it would be. My child is newly 1 now and her sleep is worse now more than ever. I sleep trained her a few months ago but that didn’t help much. She will sleep on her own perfectly from 8pm till 11pm and then screams bloody murder and she will not sleep until someone gets her. Unfortunately we are still room sharing but are due to move hopefully very soon. She’s in her own cot but once she wakes up once she will refuse to go back in again. The rest of the night looks like her waking up constantly and sometimes just staying awake for hours babbling and shouting to herself. Me and my husband are literally losing our minds from the lack of sleep. We can’t get anything done. I find myself being so angry lately, snapping at the smallest of things, recently I shouted at her which I felt horrible about but it’s all getting too much. Everything about day to day life is difficult. She’s been fighting her naps even if I make it earlier or later, nothing works. She hates food and will eat fruit, yogurt and nothing else. She wants to be breast fed constantly, day and night. I think I breastfeed now more than when she was younger. She’s beyond clingy, she will scream as if she’s just been attacked if I stand up to get something from across the room. I can’t do anything. I always thought I wanted a big family because I grew up in one but honestly the thought of another child, I can’t even think of anything worse. We get maybe 3 hours a night if we’re lucky, my husband is struggling to stay awake at his job. I am hating being a stay at home mom, nothing makes her happy unless she’s literally on my lap or very near me and playing her toys. Daily tasks are impossible, I literally scramble during her nap times which rarely last even an hour.
Her current schedule is wake up at 8am, first nap 11am-11:45am, second nap 3pm-4pm (if I’m lucky) and bedtime 8pm.
Honestly she slept better as a newborn. She’s becoming a nightmare to deal with. I dread everyday waking up and having to deal with another day of her fighting me on sleep, food, literally everything. I escape by going to my mums house but it’s just getting too much. I’m literally hating life. Please someone give me some advice what to do.
Her current schedule is wake up at 8am, first nap 11am-11:45am, second nap 3pm-4pm (if I’m lucky) and bedtime 8pm.
Honestly she slept better as a newborn. She’s becoming a nightmare to deal with. I dread everyday waking up and having to deal with another day of her fighting me on sleep, food, literally everything. I escape by going to my mums house but it’s just getting too much. I’m literally hating life. Please someone give me some advice what to do.
