6-8 months rant.

My boy is 7 nearly 8 months and I’ve found these past months the most challenging to date. It just feels like a lot! He’s going (hopefully coming out …🙈) a sleep regression of refusing naps during the day and then waking up every 2 hours at night. Think he’s also been teething on and off and then getting constipated.
I do every wake up and tbh everything baby related, I obvs trying (failing) to keep on top the house cos it looks like BOMB all day everyday, make dinner for everyone, take dog out every/most days. I just think I’m hitting a burn out and as much as I love my partner he doesn’t understand what my days constantly look and feel like because I’m not ‘working’ an actual paid labour job.
Sorry for the rant I’m just so tired and I actually think I’ve ran out of tears or energy to cry unsure. 😂😭

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I could have written this 😭 unfortunately it's just a really, really tough stage. The only help I can offer is that it does eventually get easier when they get older (I remember it being a lot easier with my first around 10m + and then every month got a little easier from there). Just try and remember it's just a phase, and use your partner as much as possible! Take an hour or two on a weekend to have a break. Do. Not. Feel. Guilty. About. It!!!!!!! It's so necessary! Even if it's just to do the food shop solo if you feel it needs to be something "productive", it makes a huge difference. I used to ask my husband to take our child out for 2 hours just so I could tidy as having even one room tidy made a mental difference for me, even if it didn't count as a break!

I feel you on this. It's so hard and you're feelings are so valid. My boy has been so fussy basically since birth and still at almost 8 months is waking up Constantly or having split nights. He's worse sleep wise than he was as a newborn and any noise during naps wakes him. My husband has also just had surgery so can't lift him for at least 6 weeks so I'm doing everything solo while already exhausted 😭. If you ever want a rant buddy feel free to msg

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