kateqpr
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I got so little sleep last night i just sat in bed crying, thinking i just can't cope. I know it's just sleep deprivation, and i feel fine (albeit tired) today, but nights are really getting me down.
Basically Poppy is great during the day, but at night she just feeds (BF) for ages (i mean hours!), and then falls asleep. When i put her in her cot, she falls asleep, but wakes up about ten mins later crying. She can't be hungry (though i am going to try to top her up with formula tonight to see if it is that..) but if we give her a finger to suckle on, she tends to fall back to sleep.Trouble is that means she then comes into our bed so one of us can let her suck our finger.
Anyone any advice? I'm going to try to start a routine tonight and put her in her basket after an earlier feed and leave her to sleep. But at this age, is it ok to let them cry and settle themselves? It just seems so early to do that....and makes me feel awful.
Just feel crap and like a bad mother today
Basically Poppy is great during the day, but at night she just feeds (BF) for ages (i mean hours!), and then falls asleep. When i put her in her cot, she falls asleep, but wakes up about ten mins later crying. She can't be hungry (though i am going to try to top her up with formula tonight to see if it is that..) but if we give her a finger to suckle on, she tends to fall back to sleep.Trouble is that means she then comes into our bed so one of us can let her suck our finger.
Anyone any advice? I'm going to try to start a routine tonight and put her in her basket after an earlier feed and leave her to sleep. But at this age, is it ok to let them cry and settle themselves? It just seems so early to do that....and makes me feel awful.
Just feel crap and like a bad mother today