Iβve just had a big crying breakdown ππππ
for the past 2 or 3 nights my LO keeps on crying EVERY SINGLE HOUR !!! She settles then cries again and that just repeats throughout the whole night until she finally wakes up in the morning but last night was the worst i feel.
Im exhausted mentally and physically, i feel touched out, i am hungry, im a fucking mess & im not getting any sleep because im constantly settling her back to sleep or feeding her back to sleep. I really am not enjoying this at all im just losing my mind more and more everyday. I hate doing this alone. I really wish i could run away, i cant live like this , 6 months in I thought i would be better at this by now
I feel so bad for feeling like this. No matter what i still feel like a bad mum.
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You aren't alone our baby girl of six months for the last two weeks has been up every 30 minutes to 2.5/ hours. More than that is a luxury.
Being a mom with next to no sleep is bloody hard work.
You have no energy you aren't as happy without sleep. It's normal.
You are far from a bad mom because you aren't giving up and you are with your little girl everytime she wakes up. Give yourself a huge amount of credit for that.
Put your little one in her cot where she is safe and take a shower. It helps. When she sleeps you sleep too. And eat while she's on her playmat because you need the food for energy too.
If she cries then just sit next to her. She will have to crack on because mommy needs time too. Happy mommy= happy baby.
Don't feel bad ok because sounds like you are far from a bad mom.
If you have support use it and take time for you

We're in a similar situation but just know you are a great mum and doing so well by yourself x

How do you feel about co-sleeping? Saved us as my girl wakes up a lot and this way most of the time weβre both half asleep.

Sounds so tough - Iβm so sorry. My LO was waking up at night at the same time and I pulled her into bed with us a few nights because we both slept better. Sheβs back in her her cot now sleeping 12 hours. Idk maybe she just needed some mummy time.
Also, Iβve started sleep training her using the Ferber method which is teaching her how to self soothe and sleep longer and the night wake ups have reduced.

I know itβs a shot in the dark but my lo is like this too, he loves trying to lay on his side so when I put him in his cot I help him lay on his side and he only woke up once when he spat his dummy out.

Maybe that could help idk
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