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Keep hanging in there! My daughter came home from Guatemala at 11 months old and it was 2 months before she started sleeping more than a couple hours at a time at night and taking regular naps. I know all too well how being beyond exahusted physically starts effecting you mentally. It will get better!

It sounds like you are doing a lot of great things to help with attachment and bonding and as she feels more secure I would bet things will improve tremendously.

One thing that helped us a lot was the book 'Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child.' It does talk about doing some modified 'cry it out' which we didn't want to do, but it really helped me a ton in getting her on a schedule which helped her to get more sleep which really helped with her being a much happier child in general. A lot was just time and adjustment, but at least for my daughter, being well rested did wonders.

You might cross post this on the Guatemala, China, and or Russia forum. I am sure you will find many people who have been exactly where you are.

Good luck! And hang in there!