OMG Leah just WILL NOT sleep during the day - the past week has been a nightmare! I keep telling myself it will get better but it is getting worse. I can do nothing all day as i end up comforting her most the day and trying in vein to try and get her to nap. Nothing works - by lunchtime she is cranky and by evening it is a total nightmare. the only time she will sleep is in the car and i can't drive round all day! The house is a tip, i haven't cooked a proper meal in days, and i have a pile of washing as tall as everest. she is just laying in her moses basket now screaming - nothing will settle her. she is obviously shattered as her eyes are dropping but she is fighting it and springs back awake. The only saving grace is that she is brilliant at night - goes down at about 8pm and sleeps through until 6.30am. if i am lucky she will go back down again until about 9am but thats it for the day until bedtime!

Please help - it is driving me insane and i hate to see her so upset and grumpy - my happy baby is no more!

all I can say hun is i could have written that myeslf when my lo was the same age. after his 8 week jabs he changed overnight into a different baby and I have heard other people say this too. have you tried resigning yourself to just sitting and holding her when she cries, keep popping her dummy back in until she sleeps? thats what i have to do now but at least he's getting some rest and is less grumpy when he wakes up and i get smiles and interaction and it makes it all so much easier. my LO HATED his moses basket too - can she sleep on her playmat or a little rocker or swing in the day instead? other than that, carry on with the driving!
my dh used to come in from work and we'd rush down some semblance of a meal taking turns to eat and then bundle him in the car and drive and drive, sometimes until next bottle was due. it means you get a bit of time without listening to constant screaming and is a help. i would say just leave the housework but i know that would get me down more than anything so is there anyone who can hold LO for you while you have a good blast? get out to the supermarket and get a load of ready meals too.honestly though hun, your change is just round the corner - we actually sat and cried the night before his jabs as we didnt know what to do anymore and then the change just came
big to you petal xxx ps sorry if spelling is awful typing this as i keep an eye on tea xxx

Big Hugs!!!

My Lil one was just like this, i used to breastfeed her, she fed ALL day really, think i had about 1 hour added together when she didnt feed. But also that is the only time she'd fall asleep, as soon a i tried to put her in her basket she'd just scream and scream!!
Have you tried a dummy? I did but she wouldnt take it but she does now.
It was strange as when she got to about 5 months something clicked and she started her own routein of having a nap morning and afternoon. Saying that she still had her odd day when she refuses to sleep (past 2 days Grrr!!)
Everyone will say it but she willl get better, hard at the moment i know

R does not nap either - not in the car or buggy either!!!!! If he does nap he will get about 1 hour in 12 (he sleeps well at night thank god!!) OH isnt the most supportive - asking me what ive been doing all day!!!!!! :/

I cant offer you any support, other than to say we have the same thing Xx

sounds like she likes the vibrations of the car...do you have a bouncy chair that vibrates? i got one for 20 bucks second hand and it was one of the best purchases i made! still here and there my LO has trouble going to sleep during the day, so i put here in there and it really soothes her. also, we have a swing which she loves also, especially when she was a bit younger. does she ever fall asleep in your arms? honestly, forget the housework, no one should be telling you to get on it since you are a new mom and you have much more important concerns! my house is always upside down and if DH says anything i shut him right up. just sit down with her and rock her if that works for her and forget about everything else. she is the only thing you need to worry about!

the only other piece of advice i have that is any different is, fresh air, I sometimes put my LO in her pram with loads of layers on all snuggled up and pop her in the back garden, i put her rain cover on too(but obviously not in the rain!), she loves staring at the sky and the fresh air seems to knock her out it gives me a little while to get sorted and i can keep an eye on her through the kitchen window. I told my friend this when she was having trouble getting her lo to nap and she said it worked a treat !worth a try