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My little boy is nearly 6 months old now , he doesn't sleep well even through the day , on a night he can wake up every hour or will be up and down all night sometimes I could get up 5 times with him , I am
So tired and drained I don't know what else I can do to help him sleep better

Anyone recommend anything I can try

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I play pink noise for my little one or I put pink noise fish on it’s an aquarium on YouTube and little one watches it and falls asleep

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https://youtu.be/Fcrq9N4JMs0?si=pZWXr60IN8O8tZQ8

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I Tryed white noise

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Do you have a consistent bedtime routine ? The same every night. Do you try to follow wake windows in the day and get baby down for a nap at the right time ?

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I really feel for you. My eldest was like this. He didn’t sleep night or day for 3 years and I know you don’t want to hear this but we tried everything and nothing worked. At 3 he started to sleep better at night but would be up at 5am. He is a good sleeper now. I really hope you find something that works. We have used white noise with all three of ours, worked with my other two. Have you tried him on his side to sleep at night? I’ve put a blanket under my 5 month olds bedding so he is slightly tilted and this has improved his sleep at night slightly. Have you tried co sleeping? We have never done this but it works for some. If my husband worked away and baby is waking a lot I put him on the bed next to me, pat his tummy and shush him. You could try one of your T-shirts under his head tucked in so he can smell you. There’s so many things you could try. I really hope
Something works x

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Yep Tryed that he goes down to bed at 7 every night if I try keep him awake all he does is scream

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Nothing seems to work tbh

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