Drained from having a Velcro baby :(
Anyone else have a Velcro baby, I thought by now she’d have grown out of it but infact she’s gotten worse, she’s super wakeful at night and i rarely get any time to myself whatsoever even her naps are on me during the day, I try to put her into her own bed but once she’s awake she won’t settle back down again unless I take her in with me, I’m finding this extremely hard to manage now as I get quite literally no baby free time apart from the very little amount of time at night she will sleep in her own bed before she wakes sometimes this is less than an hour and in this time I have to quickly get all the household tasks done as I get no other time in the day.. how does anyone cope like this? I get little to no sleep at night and absolutely no rest in the day it’s just debilitating I feel soo drained obviously I love her to absolute bits ans I’d do literally anything for her but surly it gets better than this? I’m craving personal space soo badly but hate to leave her with anyone as I know she will just scream when I’m gone
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Yep, I’ve got myself a barnacle baby too. It’s normal for it to peak around now rather than get better around now! It absolutely gets better than this. It’s so bloody hard, but you’re leaning into it and giving her the contact and reassurance she needs, and that will help the separation anxiety ease. It won’t last!
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Going through the same with my 8 month old. She’s been co sleeping since 3 months as she always wakes up every 30 min - 2 hours all night long. Even naps I have to be right next to her or she wakes up instantly. When she’s awake she’s happily playing as long as I’m right next to her but if I leave to do anything of my own like dishes or bathroom she will scream the place down even if she can see me 😫 Coming to the end of my Mat leave soon and so exhausted and tired after 8 months of this. No advice but just to sympathise and let you know you’re not alone! Hopefully someone has the answers!