Left baby to cry

My six month old is exclusively breastfed, and from 2 months old he slept like a dream 8 hours plus, he fell asleep at the boob and then i put him in the crib and he slept all night. However, since 4 months old he has woken every 45 minutes and nothing will quieten him other than to be placed on the boob, he isnt hungry because he barely drinks.

Today, after two months of no sleep (partner sleeps in other room), baby was very fussy the whole day and i feel like ive ignored him, he has still been fed, changed etc but i just feel like i havent got the energy, no idea what to do 😭😭

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Is your partner able to help you during the night? Or is there a time where you can get extra sleep? It honestly helps so much

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This is the same as my first born except he woke up regularly (45-90 minutes) from birth. There was no 8 hours at the start. I actually employed a sleep therapist to support me because I couldn’t go on.

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