Is it just me?

My baby is 6.5 months and is still contact napping for all naps, only breastfeeding and won't go near a bottle and Co sleeping too attached to my nipple all night, she won't sleep in her cot. I feel wiped out and just can't catch a break. Day time she's on me for breastfeeding and naps and nights she's co sleeping and I sleep with one eye open. Is it my fault? I've tried to put her down in cot, tried bottle feeding but she just cries each time.

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We are exactly the same! C

I am in exactly the same situation as you but try to remember it will all pass sooner than you know! It’s not your fault at all, what you are experiencing is the biological norm! However i do understand that it can be tough, will she nap on anyone else? Will she take a dummy? I can sometimes unlatch my little one at night and put his dummy in, then roll away just for half hour or so to just have a little space? Sending love xxx

Me too x

My LG will sleep in her cot in our room at night but all naps are on me during the day. Screams if I even try and put her down during the day. I'm exhausted.
Hats off to those who co sleep! X

Same exact boat, I no longer have the stamina for this 🥲

We are in a similar situation too. It is really hard to stay positive I feel I literally get nothing done other than hold and feed my baby. I'm trying to embrace the fact that I seem to be the solution to all babies problems and it won't always be that simple but it is all draining and a bit Ground hog dayish. I wish I could do more to support my partner as he is literally doing everything for us at the moment.

We're the same! Every baby is different ❤️ this is only a temporary phase! It'll be so different soon and you'll wonder where the time went.

Same here - refuses bottle and cot. Boobs and contact maps for the win 😵‍💫

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