I need some advice help before I loose my mind. My 6 month old has gone from sleeping all night to waking up every 10 minutes which is absolutely exhausting. I think I’ve had about 3 hours sleep the last couple of days. I’m already struggling as it is but she’s just not settling, I’ve tried sticking to the same routine everyday before bed (tea no later than 6, bath every other day, bottle and then bed) She’s literally screaming when she wakes up and it takes two of us just to get her settled or when she does wake up she’s wide awake and want la to bounce. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but I feel like I’m failing with everything, I’ve been up since 5am this morning after it took 2 hours to get her to sleep.
Is this normal?
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There is a growth spurt around 6 months alongside a lot of new skills that all impact sleep.
However it taking 2 hours to get her to sleep and 5am wakes do not sound normal.
What are the timings for waking, naps and bed?
She wakes between 6:30/7, naps about 9:30/10,12:30/1 and then if she doesn’t have another nap before 5 she won’t have one usually she does all for 30 minutes, tea between 5/6 no later then bed at 7

The wake windows are all over the place. You want the shortest in the morning, getting longer as the day goes on.
If there isn't a third nap then 1.30-7 is way too long of a wake window and probably causing all the issues overnight.
I'd try:
Wake 6.30
Nap 8.30-9
Nap 11.30-12
Nap 3-3.30
Bed 7
If the wake windows adjust you'll probably find the naps are longer then you'll need to adjust accordingly but wake windows at this age are between 2 & 3 hours. I've suggested a smidge longer before bed but you could adjust slightly if needed.

I'm with you, its exhausting! I feel exactly the same. My health visitor yesterday told me to ignore wake windows now (mine is 7m) and just 2 naps a day, mid morning and mid afternoon. Same routine every day (which we've been doing for forever). I tried it yesterday and she went down so easily, but still kept waking up. She's on the verge of crawling so I really hope that helps things. It's all so so hard isnt it. Especially when you hear that other babies sleep through the night. Sleep deprivation is so real and so hard to then function and it's definitely really tough.

Absolutely your best is all you can do.
I personally do like a clock based schedule from about 6 months but I think it's important to know what wake windows work for your child first before setting the times.
I've suggested a 3 nap schedule cos of baby doing short naps. You may find with a timing change the naps extend and you only need 2.