Exhausted!

Solidarity. This around 4 month mark is hard. The sling has helped us a lot x

can you tell me what sling you're using. My LO hasn't slept since 11am 😦

Currently the imzi one but slings max out quite early on. I would recommend going to a sling library and trying a few out before buying one tbh. You never know what you might think is best, most comfortable etc. X

I tuck the back of his head in it, place my head on top of his & sway, typically within 10 mins he’s out cold. My head is rather fuzzy as he’s been thrashing about all night so I couldn’t sleep 😵‍💫

100%. My girl can be a pain at the best of times but now she's 15 weeks, hitting a fussy phase and we're going to enter the 4 month regression, PLUS the heat, its all getting way too much when doing it solo. Never been more exhausted in my life but we know in the end its worth it

i have to keep telling myself this but I literally had 2 meltdowns today cause LO wouldn't sleep, drink and then just cry. When it happens for more than 1 day in a row it really gets to you. The heat doesn't help at all!

thank you. I actually have a baby carry and might try that. LO has just managed to sleep after 5 hours of wake time 😴 I feel like my head is buzzing!

Mine has been the same when needing a sleep during the day. At night she is fine, but during the day she refuses some bottles and screams for around half an hour before going to sleep. She will only sleep if rocked and held (I can sit down if I’m lucky)

oh no. Mine has been like this almost every feed and nap. I usually have to hold and rock her too for about 30 mins. Sometimes she falls asleep and other times she fights it so badly and cries her head off. By then, I just give up otherwise both me and LO end up in tears 😵

I feel you there! Who knows how many steps I have done walking up and down the living room 🙃 we get there eventually but it is a painful process! The crying and tears break my heart too! Thankfully she is only like it during the day time

Mine is the same! My mam managed to come round and entertain her for an hour while I did household stuff and even thst hour made such a difference im finding this much harder than newborn pleased we are all feeling the same and are in it together

think I might need to call my mum over too!

My partner works 4 nights on and 4 off so for 5 days and 4 nights straight I'm fully alone doing this and it's so hard, I can't shower or poop alone, I barely eat, if she's having a bad day with teething and just crying all day I have no one here to give her to for 10 mins just to get my head together, they tell us to take breaks for our mental health but how?? Our men have to work so much just to survive in this world and its sad 💔

I hear you. My partner goes work at 9am and comes home at 7pm. And when he does, he's shattered himself. Ontop, my LO doesn't settle with him so I end up doing the "work" anyway. Its really challenging for both parties but some how we just need to pull through. I only shower when he comes home and we usually live on takeaways cause I can't cook