Teach me how to function....

Posted: Fri, Mar 18 2011, 9:19 am Post subject: Teach me how to function....

....on 3 hours of sleep which was interrupted with 2 feeds!!!!! I AM EXHAUSTED!!!!! My baby was good once upon a time, she became really hard!!!! How do I deal with so little sleep?

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 12 2007 Posts: 20487

My baby is 6 months kh. I am nursing but she doesnt sleep with me in my bed. She also eats solids.

Diamond Member Joined: Jun 09 2009 Posts: 3228

There are various reasons why babies this age might stop sleeping as well. She may be having a growth spurt, or may be teething. Try to nap if possible, and keep in mind that she'll probably sleep better after whatever is keeping her up passes.

Gold Member Joined: Nov 16 2010 Posts: 1438

I am having the same issue right now with my 6 month old. He will not sleep well.
We also have a hard time getting him to fall asleep and once he does finally fall asleep he wakes up like every hour Sad

Senior Member Joined: May 18 2008 Posts: 154

What's a typical day like? A routine made things LOADS easier for us. And it's not just one size fits all. If it can't be sorted out here, there's always baby sleep coaches.

Executive Member Joined: Oct 23 2009 Posts: 331

Gold Member Joined: Nov 16 2010 Posts: 1438

I do give him solids so I'm not sure what the issue is.
Also the only way he sleeps is if he is in my bed Sad

Senior Member Joined: May 18 2008 Posts: 154

If you write down how your day goes, I'm sure we can help you....That's how my baby used to be. It's so hard being a new mom. For starters, just record when he woke up, ate, slept, etc. It could be he's not eating enough during the day, or sleeping too much, or lots of other things. I know I'm making it sound overly-simplistic and you're thinking how can this work, but I'm telling you--with my first it was a nightmare. By the second, B"H we didn't want to repeat the same mistakes and torture so we got smart. I don't know if routines work for everybody, and you have to be ready to change your life a bit, but it's soooo worth it. There's no reason that you need to function on 3 hours sleep with 2 feeds in there!

Active Poster Joined: Mar 25 2010 Posts: 48

at this age the baby starts teething so that could be the problem. it's hard not sleeep at night, the only advice I can give is to rest when the baby is sleeeping during the day.

My baby is the same age so I know how you feel. Hug

Babies go through a growth spurt at 6 months and eat more. Give it 2 weeks and see if it gets better. Meanwhile, try hiring a babysitter in the afternoons so you can nap. It's the only way I keep my sanity.

Posted: Wed, Mar 23 2011, 1:59 pm Post subject: re: Teach me how to function....

I went through the same thing with my 4 month old, after mastering sleeping through the night, she decided to start from scratch, waking up literally every 2 hours. I of course assumed she was hungry until she was up crying again an hour later..took her to the DR assumed ear infection, or congestion, or teething, I tried giving her food, nothing, nada not interested.
Dr said she isnt hungry in the middle of the night, I taught her to need to wake up to eat, its habit. he said now is the time to put her in her own room and let her cry (eek im sorry!)
within 2 days!!! our lives were back on track. NO COMPARISON. For a couple night she woke up in the middle, dr told me not to give calories at night, I just went into gave her paci, patted her belly, relaxed her a bit..and wow what a difference!!