I am starting to feel really at my wits end now and seriously considering sleep training / talking to a sleep coach?!
My babies sleep is really difficult, i am the only way he seems to be able to fall asleep (feeding) meaning I am the one who can do every bedtime meaning I can’t go out to the gym or an evening etc. He’s in our bed, I feed him every 2 hours at night, he wakes early no matter the time I put him to bed, he wakes as soon as I get up, he fusses, he wriggles around constantly, he moves when I move, I’m really not sure what I can do but it’s just becoming too much and I can’t see the end in sight. Helpppppp
Has anyone had a similiar experience and done gentle sleep training? I feel like I need to do it to help him sleep properly as much as me?!
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I've had similar experience with my first and to a lesser extent with my second (he's more chill although he's had his share of bad nights). No sleep training, things got better on their own, probably around 8/9mo. She's 3.5yo now and a great, confident sleeper.
I recommend following Lyndsey Hookway (https://www.instagram.com/lyndsey_hookway) and Lucy Bagwell (https://www.instagram.com/secondstartotheright_sleep), they are all about holistic, responsive and supportive approach to sleep.
I also recommend reading The Gentle Sleep Book by Sarah Ockwell-Smith, it's changed my entire outlook on infant sleep! Xx

Same boat, I've decided to stop ebf because it's still every 2 hours in the night and my 1st (who stopped ebf at 2 months) by 6 months, had one top up bottle in the night sometimes but that weaned off by 7 months.
If it doesn't improve his sleep I will be sleep training him though - we sleep trained my first at 8 months after a regression and she's slept great since then xx

We did put down/ pick up and it made a difference sooner than I expected. It was very responsive and just about trying to help him settle in his cot after waking. He now sleeps in stretches of about 4hrs which I’m very happy with, but not be what you are looking for. Second s recommendation for The Gentle Sleep Book. Good luck. Hang in there, it will get better 🙂
we are always out and about so our so naps always look different annoyingly! I’d say he naps for about 30-1hr max (1hr is quite rare!) every 2/3 hours then at bedtime I try and stretch him for as long as he’ll go it’s usually about 3 hours before he gets upset though x