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Sleep deprived

My 6month old LB has never slept more than 2.5hours. I do all the nights and I’m exhausted. It’s been 6 months of this already. He’s maybe done the odd 3 hours stretch once or twice but most nights he’s up every hour. I usually manage to get him to keep his eyes closed and fall back asleep after every wake up until the morning by nursing or holding him to sleep but I’m absolutely exhausted. For the longest time he wouldn’t settle with his dad at all and would just cry and cry and cry when his dad tries to settle him but lately they’ve finally bonded but even then he might not necessarily settle with his dad at nights. I’m Seriously sleep deprived so tonight I passed my LB to his dad to see if he’ll manage to settle him but he’s literally cried the last 40 minutes whilst with his dad. I’m dying. His cries are so stimulating for me that I haven’t slept a wink whilst he’s with his dad. Honestly at my wits end as to what to do. I combi feed but at nights I feed him to sleep mainly or rock him back to sleep. What am I doing wrong? Anyone else experienced this and have any solutions?

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Just had something similar. Originally we were combining fed but worked out she wasn’t getting enough off me so I’ve been weaned out and now it’s all bottles. For her bedtime bottle I make it slightly bigger so it keeps her fuller for more of the night. It seems to be working and it’s only in the early hours like 3-4am that she is getting restless and hungry again

My LG has been waking hourly for the last 8 weeks. Sometimes I get 2 hours. I have to nurse back to sleep otherwise she will just scream for ages, and I have a 3year old that I'm scared of waking. Baby will not settle with dad at all so it's all on me. Exhausted!!!!!! I do worry she is not feeling full just on my milk. I have managed to get to accept a bottle but she only takes about 60ml per feed so I still worry this isn't filling her up. Who knows what to do?! 🥴

Hey all, my son was the same he woke up every hour at times it was horrendous!!!! I put him on formula and he woke up twice a night and now it's once and sometimes none! Breast is good but not at the expense of your happiness and enjoying your baby. Don't let it ruin your journey, you've breastfed for so long now they have all the goodness they need. I was really disliking the whole experience, questioning having a baby etc I just needed sleep and I haven't looked back. I hope you find the right solution for you xx Sorry if this doesn't help much but that's just what helped me xx

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