Ready to scream why won’t this child sleep

Yet another night of constantly being awake. I’ve now been trying to get him back down so long it’s time for another bottle. I’m so exhausted from being up all night every night I don’t know what else to do I’m awake more than I sleep every night. Currently had 1hrs sleep tonight. Anyone sleep trained yet? That’s what I’m trying next as nothing works to get him to sleep

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We sleep trained our baby at 6 months
Look up Ferber or extinction method
It is brutal and you have to be prepared for a lot of crying at first
He now sleeps 8 hour stretches but it takes time and we still have bumpy nights
It will get better xx

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I live in Germany, and it's not recommended to let babies cry; it causes them stress over the years. They sleep because they know no one will be there for them; there are studies that support this. I'm also awake with my baby here, but it's just a phase.🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪😔

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