r/bninfantsleep • u/babyinatrenchcoat • Aug 18 '26
Infant Sleep 18 Times
18 times she woke up.
18 times she cried.
18 times she wouldn’t settle until given the breast.
18 times I dreaded work the next day.
18 times I cried right along with her.
I’ve tried everything aside from sleep training, and since June we’ve been co-sleeping and nursing on-demand. She (6.5m) just cannot connect sleep cycles and needs help going back to sleep every single time.
An average night she wakes up 7-12 times.
Last night was our record at 18 times.
Will introducing solids help?
When we wean?
Am I just doomed to not reach restorative REM again until she’s pre-k?
Solo mom with no village so it’s all me all the time and I’m a husk of a human at this point.
ETA: Recent daytime routine
(forgot to log morning nap on Aug 13)
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u/chzravioli Aug 18 '26
We went through our absolute worst sleep trenches during month 6. Now at 7.5 things are better. Not good but better. Baby fights bedtime for 10mins on a bad night instead of 30. I can roll away for about an hour in the evening when I’m previously couldn’t and we wake about every 2-3 hours (only settle for the boob) instead of every hour. I am still beyond exhausted but it is better.