Vent/Sleep Deprived 3.5months - sorry

Hi mama
You’re doing an amazing job, I know it’s tough but please remmeber this will pass and won’t last forever. She might not remember it when she’s older but right now she just wants to be close to you and she needs you because she’s so little and all she knows is you ❤️
Don’t compare her to other babies because every baby is different, so don’t beat yourself up about it, you’re doing absolutely nothing wrong.
You’ve got this ❤️

You’re doing brilliant. My little one is the same. Sleeps like a log on me but up every 1-2 hours through the night every night. 5am and he’s awake awake so my husband takes him downstairs and I get a solid 2 hours before he has to get ready for work. I’m EBF and when I hear other bf babies sleep through the night I feel like I must be doing something wrong. X

It’s normal for babies to wake frequently during the night (and also helps to protect against SIDS I believe). Also up 5-6 times each night! This is baby no.2 for me and my eldest was even worse! 🙈

You are doing an amazing job! I can completely relate as my first was the same. I felt so helpless and like I'd never sleep again. But it dose pass. And you will sleep more eventually. As the others have said you are her everything and she feels the need to be close to you all the time. It's so normal for babies to be like this. And as others have said frequent wakes help prevent against SIDS. This thought used to get me through most nights. Sometimes online shopping while feeding got me through as well. If I had to rock him a good audio book helped. Sleep is like a roller coaster one month it will be great and then it will have a dip for a few weeks.

This is us too! Don’t worry you’re not the only one, it’s more common than you think and normal for them to be waking frequently. It just doesn’t feel it at the time when you’re so sleep deprived and see posts about other babies sleeping through. Try and ignore these posts however hard it is! Here if you need to chat. It’s tough but does get easier xx

Sending you hugs, and more reassurance that it's not something you're doing wrong! Babies march to the beat of their own drums, and while some actions from you help out, they will eventually settle in doing what works for them. Just think how many parents mention how different their babies are between themselves. My mom said my sister would not sleep for longer than 1h at night, and I almost never woke up during the night! And she was doing the same thing for both of us..so just shows you how different personalities can be even in babyhood.

Hoping you get rest soon! Stay strong!

It’s the same for us too mama ❤️ Most of the posts about babies sleeping through will definitely regress at some point it’s just a matter of when. It’s so so hard but in the middle of the night remember all of the other parents also awake and trying to get their babies to sleep. You’re not alone and we can do this ☺️

I’m in exactly the same position and have to keep reminding myself that I’m doing a great job, so going to remind you too! You’re doing an amazing job and you’re everything your little bubba needs. What you’re going through right now won’t last forever. We have got this!

Hey, I’m sorry you’re going through this. I know how hard it can be - it’s incredibly difficult. Something that really, really helped me was Huckleberry, it’s an app that tells me the baby’s ’sweet spots’ and when to put the baby down for a nap and to bed - the time they’re most likely to fall asleep easily. You have to pay for that feature, but for me it’s well worth the £8 a month.

Also feeding to sleep may help, as well as white noise, and perhaps checking the temperature of the room? My baby sleeps better when it’s slightly on the cool side (18-19 degrees). My baby goes into a deep sleep quickly if I give a bath and bottle just before bed and I leave it just later than the app tells me so he’s extra tired so it’s a bit easier to transfer him to the crib. Although today took me an hour and about 5 attempts - sometimes it just is a bit more difficult!

It won’t last forever, and I’m sure things will get much easier. Sending lots of love! 🩷

Just want to say a massive thank you to all of you for your kind words and support, it genuinely means a lot and has helped more than you’ll ever know. I hope you’re all doing well. X