At my wits end with exhaustion

I am right with you but for us it refusing sleep in the day as well!
We’ve never slept through we used to get 4hours but now it’s every hour an same will take ages to get back to sleep
We tried sleep training loads of diff types but nothing worked
I am right here with you and you are not alone!

I am so sorry this sounds so tough what’s day time naps like, is he on two naps how long is the day time sleep

We had this about 2 weeks ago and it has been going on for about a month. I’ve read there seems to be another leap/regression but like you we’ve never had a baby that’s slept.

Its took me starting back work and her going to nursery to actually settle her. She still wakes 2/3 times in the night and is still up by 5 but that’s a win for us now 😂 it’s so hard as some babies just don’t sleep through x

this sounds so similar doesn’t it ! Well I’ve tried all different nap lengths and times. I’m sorry it’s so hard for you too .
4 hours sounds like a dream amount of sleep doesn’t it .

ive tried lots of different things . 2 naps 1 nap. It’s hard as where he sleeps so bad at night he wants to lay in. But even so I wake him at 7 and he won’t go for his first nap until 12 then he wants to sleep for 2-3 hours . I’ve woken him after 1 and then he won’t go down for a second nap until 5 so then bedtime isn’t until a really late time . I’ve let him sleep for a couple of hours then bedtime at 7.30 and he still wakes up loads in the night and takes forever to settle back down . Last night he was awake from 12 -2.30 . I’m trying my best to get him to sleep and I just lost it last night and my partner makes a stupid comment like “ and you want another one” I tell you what he nearly got a black eye 😂
Last night he woke at so much and he’s awake already for the day

I just feel like for 11 months I’ve not slept more than 4 hours in a row and it’s taking it toll ! I’m so snappy and short tempered.
The only thing I noticed last night as he was coughing quite a bit so maybe he’s not well so not helping . Xx

he’s woken at 6 today so I’m going to try a nap at 9.30-10 and nap at 2 that’s the ideal but it never works that’s way

that’s exactly how our life has been too. It’s so hard isn’t it and I can completely sympathise with you xxx

Sorry it sounds like you have tried everything with the naps so I don’t have any advice :( hopefully someone else has some advice

Sorry no advice but solidarity. We are in the same boat. LO has never slept for any substantial stretches. We had a 5 hour stretch last August! She wakes up screaming every 1.5 - 2 hours every night even though we are down to one nap in the day. I just keep hoping she will grow out of it soon 🤞.

Sounds like his naps and wake windows are a bit long or late perhaps.
Perhaps try and get hai first nap at around 9/10 rather than 12.
I’d cap both naps to 1.5 hours.
Ensure he’s awake by 4 for his second nap and then you can try and get him down for 7:30.
There’s no quick fix and it will likely take a while to set a new routine.
There’s also no guarantees that he’ll ever be a good overnight sleeper.
But I’d say a 5 hour wake window is a bit long and then last nap until 5pm is quite late.
Sleep is the hardest thing to navigate 😩
Are you able to pick up in his tired cues early on? I know if I miss my daughters then it’s a battle to get her down, if I spot them early I can almost always get her to nap quickly and peacefully