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I have a 7.5 mth old bub with silent reflux (she is on meds for it) – we are trying to get her on some sort of schedule. She will sleep about 8-9 hrs each nite (usually not before 9pm), naps very rarely during the day & is just getting so overtired. TRying to get her to sleep is the biggest problem & can take anything from 30 mins to 3 hrs (she can sleep as little as 1 hr in 12 some days) & the best way to get her to sleep is to lay next to her & continually rub her back until she's asleep, then move her to her cot (& then usually she wakes up after 15 mins so do it all again!) I have tried leaving her in the cot to self-settle (various techniques) but she just stands up & screams & cries (even if I go in at various times to settle her down as soon as I leave it starts again) – I usually give up after an hour. Any suggestions on getting her to sleep, should i leave her to cry (I also have a 6 yr old who is feeling very dejected as her baby sis is taking all of my time & my husband works away so I am on my own basically). I am at my wits end.

Thankyou for your advice. we are now seeing a chiropractor, have just had her meds increased & are changing to goats milk formula to try & fix the reflux problem first & foremost – then I will persist with the settling techniques.