4 month sleep regression + useless partner

my baby has just turned 4 months old and as expected, not sleeping. after a completely sleepless night last night i took him out for a 2 hour walk in the pram because the only time he’ll sleep is in the pram, the bedroom is messy with clothes etc so i asked my partner if he was going to clean and he said yes, 2 hours and the only thing he did was make himself chicken and chips, leave the plate on the floor and take a nap. mind you- he got the most sleep last night out of the 3 of us all he did was snore. when i confronted my partner today he argued with me, snapped at me i handed him the baby and 10 minutes later he came down and handed him back and said ‘he’s teething’ like okay?? he’s been teething for the past 5 weeks if he’s not hungry you can have him?? you’re not on the birth certificate for decoration? in the end i told him to fuck off so he stormed out and got drunk. does anyone have any advice on getting their baby to sleep? i’m already co-sleeping with him and im honestly at breaking point

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Hey honey. Couple of things…. You deserve better from your partner frankly and I think unless he changes it may be a good idea to think about separating. There’s no point in being a coupled up single parent. If your baby is teething you can try to give him some gripe water. If you nurse your baby try to c curl and nurse him to sleep. Sounds like he’s going through the 4 month sleep regression and it won’t last much longer!! Hang in there love. If you need anything my inbox is always open 🥰 I pray you have a well rested night ahead of you!!

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I found anbesol jel worked like magic on my toddler when he was teething and my toddler was the same I found that white noise in a dark room with a night light worked before bed I would bath him have a sensory bath massage him get him dressed and give him a bottle or if ur Breastfeeding give him the boob and gently pat his bum and I also found that having a routine really helped as then they know what time there going in the bath then bed

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You both sound tired. If he took a nap then you should calmly say, oh thank goodness now you can take bub so I can have a nap too, im exhausted. You cant do anything about sleep cycles and the molar teething unfortunately. When its over though you will both notice and then it'll be time to have a talk. Instead of, oh you got alone time why didn't you x y ? To one another, let each other rest, chores will get done when you are both more alive. Maybe tell him, I know you are tired but I am also totally exhausted. Let's come up with a solution together to help us get more rest during sleep cycles. This might mean not having a normal sleep schedule. I slept when my son slept if I could. When they are really small its easier to do things when theyre awake since they can't move much.

The 2yo phase is really going to kill you guys if you cant try and work this out now. I was tired like I had never been before because its just chaos and mad screaming, running away and sleep. 3s are good sleep and attitude

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