Sleep/baby fighting sleep constantly

My little boy is 5 months, 6 months in March and is just constantly fighting his sleep all the time. He goes down for his naps easily but when it comes to bedtime he will not give in whatsoever. Past week he’s woken up every 3 hours for a bottle instead of 4 but won’t take it all. He is teething bad at the moment so before a bottle during night he has anbesol liquid on his gums first. But it’s now stressing me out and getting me down. I suffer with mental health issues already and has just gotten worse with sleep. I don’t know what to do anymore and just need to know if it gets any easier? I am gonna start doing the Ferber method sleep routine from Monday. Would like some advice or tips please as I’m a ftm too so I’m still all new to this.

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My little girl used to be the same around 4/4.5 months, every nap and bedtime was a fight and omg I was crying every time I had to put her down for a nap. I think she was going through a developmental leap and also teething, I just had to suffer through it. Now she’s 6 months old and she goes down a treat (still rocked) but goes down within a couple of minutes. Have you thought about adjusting his wake windows? How many naps a day does he have? He might need longer/shorter wake windows, maybe he gets overtired / undertired by the time it comes to bedtime ? It does get better though. My baby switched gradually. I do feel you 100% it was very tough emotionally and mentally. Sending love! If you want to have a chat, message me🩷

We have the exact same baby :,)

It sounds like its only bedtime that's a struggle, so I would experiment with a longer final wake window to build enough sleep pressure. I wouldn't personally try and sleep train a teething baby. I know its hard, but I feel they need more support when in pain not less. Is there anyone that can support you through this tricky patch? A partner to share night wakes or a friend or family member who could take baby for an hour or two so you can have some respite?

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