Sleep regression

I know there’s no fix for this but just posting in sheer desperation. Currently awake for the 4th time tonight for the 2nd week in a row of truly dreadful sleep 😭. I’m so, so tired. End of post 😂

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In the same boat but on week 4 😵 sometimes I struggle getting back to sleep now as I’m wondering how little time she’ll give me. Everyone keeps saying sleep gets better so I just repeat this in my head 😂

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How many weeks is your little one now?

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he’s 16 weeks on Sunday, we’ve co-slept since day 1 but I’m starting to wonder if I’m disturbing him as much as he’s disturbing me. Am going to try his next to me tonight to see if any improvement 😴😴. He woke for the day at 6:30 which is totally normal but has only just gone down for first nap 😂, likely to be 30mins max as well haha

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As disheartening as it is, it's literally just a case of riding it out, if it helps after my little ones last regression he went from max 3/4 hours to 5/9 hours x

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that does help. I’ve been ok with keeping my head down and grinning and bearing it until last night, just felt utterly done in for the first time since he arrived 😂🤦‍♀️. A bit better now as have had a large cup of tea and sat in the sunshine but it’s just so tough 🫠 xx thank you for the light at the end of the tunnel!

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I’ve just come through this! My little girl was waking up every 30 minutes from 1am. 3 weeks it took to get over it. I’ve no advice but just hang in there. They will come through it x

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I posted something very similar when we where going through it, I was completely exhausted and really resented the "should I let my baby sleep 10 hours" posts. I called the health visitor round I was so desperate, on her way out she said to baby "now you sleep through for mum" and he did that night 😱Now sometimes he will wake at 1am for a feed but I'd say 50% of the time he will sleep through from 8 ish till 5ish. I'm still coming to terms with a 5am start to my day, but today for the first time he went back to sleep until 830am with only one wake at 5am from 8pm last night. It really does get better but when you are in the trenches it is awful. Best of luck you've got this xxx

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