we're not having a problem with daytime naps.
It's nighttime. The baby won't sleep for more than an hour at a time at night and will only go back to sleep if on my wife's tit, even if not hungry.

Tried controlled crying (Ferber method) and hated it. Both of us are too soft to let her cry. We are going to try "spaced soothing" whatever that is.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 13 Jan 2012, 13:32, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Try a dummy
It is cheaper
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 13 Jan 2012, 13:33, Reply)

Tried that. Lasts about 2 minutes in favour of her thumb.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 13 Jan 2012, 13:34, Reply)

This sounds very familiar.
I have exactly the same problem except my daughter is 18 months old and will on occasion sleep 2-3 hours before waking, crying, wanting a boob in her face. Much like her father.

I'm going to try this when I'm a little less exhausted:
drjaygordon.com/attachment/sleeppattern.html
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 13 Jan 2012, 13:38, Reply)

Sounds similar to what we are going to try, except we will put her in her cot for it not in our bed.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 13 Jan 2012, 13:45, Reply)

I'm too lazy to get out of bed and lift a child into a cot.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 13 Jan 2012, 13:47, Reply)

I will have to do this bit.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 13 Jan 2012, 13:48, Reply)