Desperate for help night weaning
First time here. Overwhelmed by most internet mom groups online but I am at my limit here. Baby is 8mo and is up to eat every two hours at night. She will cry until she is fully worked up and screech and throw her body around like she is in pain.
I always give in and nurse to sleep, which is what I think this is. Maybe she thinks she needs it and is furious with me for not helping her?? I don’t know but I can’t keep doing this. My husband thinks that us being next to her trying to help her fall asleep is making her cry so he suggests that we go in to let her know we’re there and then leave to let her work herself down. My anxiety is not letting me just let her cry.
My husband is currently in there. I tried to calm her down for 10 minutes and then tapped out. I think she has a harder time if we pick her up but just putting our hand on her while she’s thrashing and coughing and screaming isn’t working. HELP PLEASE.
We are transitioning into eating 3 full meals a day with snacks. She eats solids great, ebf and eats well during the day, naps are great. I have a consistent bedtime routine and getting her down is always pretty easy. It’s the staying down that doesn’t happen. It’s gotten better as it used to be every 30 minutes to an hour.. but I am desperate for more than two hours of consecutive sleep.