Sleep struggle 5 month old

My baby is doing exactly the same…. We’re feeling exhausted

I ended up stopping breastfeeding at this point because my baby did this exact thing. It’s really hard but you’re either going to have to stop feeding him during the night (at least as much as you are now) or move him into his own room. He wont like it but you will just have to sort of sleep train him and try to get him to self soothe. Good luck!!x

Sounds really rough!! You def need a break and more sleep.
waking for feeds should be reducing at this age, so it sounds like feeding is a way of resettling and shifting through sleep cycles?
If so, think you’re right in needing to break pattern and to wean him off feeding to sleep. Try other ways to resettle first before offering feed as the last resort?
Imagine you’re trying this but having a bedtime routine, structured day naps can all help.
8-9pm bedtime is perhaps a little late, keeping in mind cortisol levels & sleep pressure throughout a 24hr period.

Little Ones sleep app can suggest routines, and cues and how to resettle without feeding.

Weaning off feeding to settle and sleep may be short term pain for long term gain. Apparently it takes 3 nights for a baby to form a habit, so consistency is key.

Best of luck!

I began this journey yesterday with the little ones app, because I have exactly the same as you describe and I can’t cope anymore. It seems the key it teaching them to resettle without the boob…. It’s going to be a journey but worth the work in the long run and was pleasantly surprised with a small bit of progress yesterday for settling

Also right there with you. Trying to feed as a last resort with some improvement but still a long way to go

My one is doing the same as well 😩😩

Mine is the same. I tried other things before offering the boob (rocking, dummy, cuddling, etc) but nothing helped and we all ended up fully awake for hours in the middle of the night so at the moment the boob is the easiest and quickest way of him going back to sleep straight away 😫

Get your partner to soothe baby back to sleep when he wakes up and only feed him after a certain time. Then gradually increase it so that he’s going longer without feeds at night.

It was a few rough nights but now my baby sleeps 9pm-6am, feed him and he goes back down until 9am. It’s really hard but you have to be strict about it and he will learn to go back off without being on the boob!❤️

I could of written this myself, I’m going this exact thing with my little one

Same 😴😴

Tackling the day naps is key to managing the night- the babies need to be taught how to self settle without us which is hard work. But after that’s tackled then move onto nights. Little ones app is a one off purchase £20 and I’m finding it so good. Day 3 today. Little bits of progress in the day already. Until I have the day self settle cracked I don’t deal with the night. She’s up 6+ times a night at the minute ahd it’s killing me