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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 10:54

YOu have to make an appt with Cecille she is brilliant - my baby woke every 50 mins from 3 to 5 months i was on and still am on anti depressants and anti anxiety meds - she helped me sleep train him and it worked - hard to strat with but i was so past it that was prepared to do anything and it does work -- she is brilliant very expoeriences and very caring an amazing woman - i owe my sanity and marriage to her xxx good luck - you will get through it but you must seek help - keep talking to people xxxxx

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 10:05

I agree with DubaiCat. My baby also started waking every 1 or 2 hours somewhere between 4 and 6 months. I was feeling very low & exhausted but thought it was a phase that would pass... in the end it carried on until shortly before his 1st birthday, when we sleep trained him. I was dreading the sleep training but it was so quick & easy that I was kicking myself for not having done it months earlier. If your baby has only been waking like this for a week, maybe give him another couple of weeks to see if he gets over it himself, and if not, consider doing something about it :) Yes he's only been waking like this for a week so I'm hoping one more week of it like the last time this happened. Fingers crossed !!

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 10:03

Lynney you must be exhausted, I really feel for you. I know there is another sleep regression at 6 months and again at 9 months. Maybe this is what our LO's are going through? I was really hoping to escape this one since we had the 4 month one. DC I'm trying to get an appointment with Cecile at the moment but I won't be back in Dubai for another week. I fully know he's relying on me to get him back to sleep as all he needs is two minutes at the boob and he's happy to go back to sleep again.

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 10:00

I agree with DubaiCat. My baby also started waking every 1 or 2 hours somewhere between 4 and 6 months. I was feeling very low & exhausted but thought it was a phase that would pass... in the end it carried on until shortly before his 1st birthday, when we sleep trained him. I was dreading the sleep training but it was so quick & easy that I was kicking myself for not having done it months earlier. If your baby has only been waking like this for a week, maybe give him another couple of weeks to see if he gets over it himself, and if not, consider doing something about it :)

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 09:38

You are most definitely not alone, but also it is most definitely not something you 'just have to put up with'. DS was the same as yours at four months - one or two wake-ups at the most - but shortly after he turned four months he began waking anywhere up to every 45 minutes. That low feeling is the worst feeling ever and I know I almost lost it entirely (well, if you ask DH, I'm pretty sure he'll tell you I did lose it entirely on more than one occasion). But the thing is, he's learned he needs you and a boob to get himself back to sleep. He can unlearn it, especially at that age. We saw Cecile de Scally at seven months and within three days he was back to one wake-up. He stopped this a few days later, and was down to just his dream-feed. At ten months he gave this up by himself and since then has slept through the night. I can tell you step-by-step what you did but every baby is different so maybe what we did won't work for you; it would be better to work out a plan that suits you and your family. I know there have been a few threads on this recently and some controversy, but it's something I feel vey strongly about because I've been there at that lowest point and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. If you don't have to put up with something that can potentially make you very ill, DON'T. If Cecile isn't your cup of tea, seek out another sleep counsellor who can help. Because somebody can help and you don't have to suffer this.

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 07:21

2Blossom you are not alone, I am going through the same thing. He is up every hours so around 9 times a night for what seems to be no reason. He doesn't want fed, doesn't need changed, doesn't really want anything other than to moan or play. I am entering my 9th week of this so I have my fingers crossed it gets better soon. For the past 7 weeks as well as not sleeping he was having crazy tantrums before every sleep, whether bedtime or nap time. He would scream and I mean scream, kick, punch and refuse to sleep regardless of how tired he was. It was like a toddler not a 5mth old baby. He has snapped out of that so I am keeping faith that the waking in the night thing will be the same. I know how you feel though, I really do feel like a zombie half the time and when it gets to 5am and he wants to get up I could cry most mornings. It will get better, or so I keep telling myself, lol Keep Faith!!

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 01:44

I started solids a few weeks ago so I don't think it's a hunger issue. I realize it's all part and parcel of having a baby and I never loose sight of the fact I have a healthy baby. Just finding things hard right now.

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 00:57

well, you will sleep again, just maybe not tonight... or maybe tomorrow he'll sleep through. Who knows. It's difficult, but it's part and parcel of having a baby. My son woke every 2 hours from midnight every night until he was 11 months old... could have certainly been better... could have been worse! Anyhow, have you started yours on solids yet? If not, you may see this as a sign to do so.

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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 00:44

DS is just about to turn 6 months next week. He's always woken twice a night which I was fine with although like every Mum would love him to sleep through. We survived the 4 month sleep regression, two weeks of 1-2 hourly wake ups. Now, for the past week he has been waking every 2 hours and not settling without a quick BF. Tonight I have DH in there patting and sushing him to try get him back to sleep. It's been 30 mins so far and looking like I will have to feed him again. He's EBF as won't take a bottle. I am starting to feel so low and wondering if I will ever sleep again :-(

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