Can’t take this anymore
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Tried that, was holding her for ever longer than 30mins. She wakes up every single time and just screams. It has been 3 hours now and I just don’t know what to do.
Try putting her down atleast 15 minutes after she’s fallen asleep so she’s in a deep sleep! My boy is poorly and doing the exact same thing, it’s a nightmare!
I want to start by saying you got this! I'm not sure how helpful this will be but maybe using the questions below as a soundboard can help narrow it down 🤞. How was she before the last 4 nights? Was she easily settled previously? Are you trying sleep training or new methods? Did something change with her feeds or anything else? Can you identify the type of scream or is it similar to any of her other cries? Sorry if its not much help and I hope she settles down soon.
Could’ve written this myself as my son is the exact same and has been doing this for the last few weeks. We tried the Ferber method last night and he was down within half an hour rather than the hour battle it has been x
@Georgia do you do Ferber with check ins or not? We might try this tonight because I just can’t do this any more. Is your son okay for the naps or screaming too?
Wear a top all day! Then put round her or a dressing gown. My 7m is so clingy and I’m a single parent so it’s hard!
Our little boy was doing this a bit back and he needed a longer wake window before bedtime so now he goes 3 hours instead of 2/2.5 and he goes down very quickly
I had this the other night, so I asked my other half to take over because I couldn’t do it. Turned it she was in a super bad teething state, he gave her calpol and let her chew on her teethers for a while until she had relieved the pain and then she went down for him. I was so grateful he was home to help that night because I just needed to cry.
@Liza glad you had support. Sometimes a good cry helps, I've sure been there. Hope tonight is a better night for you and for you OP.
Maybe try holding her for 30 minutes till she’s in a deep sleep and then transfer to the crib? I’m sorry mama, wish you all the best I know this is so hard!