Is it going to get better?

My little boy is still going through it too! I’m EBF aswell, I end up co sleeping as he seems to sleep longer whilst next to me x

Mine is 24 weeks too and I had the exact same for about 9 weeks It was every 40 minutes and it was absolutely horrendous. I'm really sorry it's so tough. I'm not saying this is the answer but I spoke to a sleep consultant and she told me it sounds like baby is hungry. I switched to formula from sheer exhaustion and she's so so so much better. Not saying this is the answer but it worked for us. Best of luck I really hope you are able to get some rest soon xx

My son is exactly the same at the minute and also ebf. The end doesn’t feel in sight at the minute and it’s exhausting. I end up co sleeping with him otherwise I wouldn’t get any sleep at all

Mine is same formula fed. But I get 2hr between wake ups. Its totally exhausting!

Mine is the same. Over 2 months of this as well. She only falls back asleep if she is breastfeeding, otherwise just screams the house down

I’m with you on this and I have 2 under 2 and we’re all in the same room currently as we’ve got another 1.5yrs before we can leave this house 😮‍💨 My 1.5yr old keeps waking up because of my 5month olds constant waking! On my end I think it’s more teething and wanting comfort than feeds although he does feed at night(Sma althera) also weaning. My baby is unable to be left to self sooth because he wakes his older brother and so his really needy in the night 😮‍💨

@Katie same here although no clue what ebf is

@Leah ebf stands for exclusively breastfed. I'm in this exact same boat and have been for 2m with an ebf baby .

@Ciara if I try to feed him any more than two times in the night he screams and arches his body away from the breast. I’m glad it got better xx

@Abby Smith I’ve really tried everything. Co sleeping as well, he sleeps the same amount and I end up with less rest than this 😭 and back pain from sleeping on my side too long and not moving too much in case I may wake him.

@Leah ohhh I feel for you xx hoping it gets better soon!

@Isabella how are you coping?

How are all you ladies coping? 😭

Exhausted, probably not helped by being ill at the moment. I just keep telling myself it's a phase and we will sleep again. I'm also just incredibly thankfull she's happy in the day now. As I struggled when she was grumpy in the day and not sleeping at night.

Combi fed baby born 1st August and we have just turned a corner after 2 months of every 45mins-2hours, ending up with cosleeping at 4am. We tried everything, every sleep tip I could get my hands on. Not saying this is the answer but it has coincided with starting weaning. We’re on day two so he’s literally had two spoonfuls of broccoli purée which is unlikely to make a huge dent in any hunger, but he slept through the night last night. Probably more to do with maturing and passing the sleep regression, but just to say there is hope. I know it doesn’t feel like it will ever end xx

It’s the WORST regression. I have EBF twins and it feels never ending 🫠🫠🫠 they used to sleep through until December when one started waking and then now both 🙃 they just want to be on the boob all night it’s killer

Not breastfeeding but same, like having a newborn and then also had a 2 year old wild child I’m so exhausted it’s awful. I’ve started weaning today, a couple of weeks early because I’m desperate and she’s wolfing the milk in the night. Fingers crossed it works although I’m not holding out much hope xxx

Ugh these babies sure are sent to test us! Hang in there, it really won’t last forever. Do you have a support system around you? A partner or family that might be able to take baby for a couple of hours so you can get some rest? Have you considered pumping or introducing a bottle of formula so someone else can take a shift so you get a small chunk of uninterrupted sleep at least? Have you checked to see if there is anything that might be waking little one up? Reflux, trapped wind, cold ect? You’ve got this mama 💪🏼 Xx

@Allie that’s fantastic ♥️😍 baby us up between 7-7-30 every morning. Big show and all. Has done or used to do some nights (never consistently) 4/5/6/7 hour stints and once did 9 hours. But naaah. Up every hour and more!

@Ashleigh thank you ♥️ hopefully things get better for us when we start weaning x

@Laura sleep deprivation is the same no matter BF or combo fed or FF. It’s horrible! Did you see any improvement as you’re weaning or is it too early to be asking this question? 😅

@Han I’m sorry you’re going through this xx and with twins all the more draining. You’re doing great mama xx

@Aimee haha yes they have been. I do. My husband is great! Does everything he can and more. But recently LO has decided he wants to settle with. He does settle with my husband but after crying a bit and waking up. Now I feel like the both of us are not rested. I feel like I’ve tried everything, expressing and feeding, adjusting room temp, changing nappies incase wetness waking him up. I’ve not tried formula yet as it doesn’t seem to me that he is hungry tbh. But I should probably try and see. Maybe when I’m weaning in a few weeks it’ll get better

@Aimee and thank you xxxx

Last night was better! I dream fed her at half 10 (she’s normally been up asking for one by then), then she didn’t wake till half 3 for a bottle and was up for the day by 7.30. Basically dropped a bottle last night! Might be a coincidence but you never know xx

Honestly it sounds just like my first baby! I tried everything and was literally obsessed with his sleep. I felt so many times that I couldn’t do it anymore and looking back it really ruined my experience of raising him. He’s 4 now and still wakes once a night and needs a cuddle to get back to sleep 😅 (probs not what you want to hear right now!) Best thing I ever did was just accept that he was a crappy sleeper and just did whatever I could to survive! They are only little for such a short time xx

Thanks lovely, it’s easier with the knowledge that it won’t last forever ♥️♥️