My 2.5 year old toddler has been having sleep regression ever since my newborn is born in Feb this year. She cant seem to let go of latching and gets very jealous and upset when my newborn wants to latch, so she ends up wanting too. As a result I have been doing tandem bf.
When I was pregnant, I managed to wean her down from comfort latching to only when she wants to sleep, but she doesnt wake up at night at all and even if she does, she can go back to sleep independently. Now my baby is 5 months old and wakes up 4-5 times at night to latch, at the same time my 2.5 year old too! She wakes up almost 5 times as well at separate timings to latch. I feel like i’m raising twins. Recently i decided not to give in and at least once i will reject her and she will cry and scream throw tantrums. Hubby will help to distract her, but other times i just cant be bothered and give in because i’m just soooo exhausted.
Is this a jealousy phase? I’ve been trying to explain to her that boobie is for baby…she cannot have it. I try to scare her by saying her teeth will drop if she continues to latch haha but nothing seem to work. Has anyone experienced this before and have any advices??
It’s tough as i’m working full time too. Every day feeling groggy and aching all over. Oh yes, we co-sleep too. Some nights I do feel like escaping and sleep in the guest room but i feel bad :(