I've had 5 hours of sleep since Thursday

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Baby is going through some teething/regression issues. Cannot snatch more than an hour of sleep at a time and after X amount of wakeups, I just go past the point of sleeping.

Today, I'm really sad and feel so lonely. Baby just napping so I have a spare 20 mins so I can at least have a cuppa (I can't nap, takes me over an hour to get to sleep) and I just wish I had someone to come and look after her for a couple of hours. Her dad is out all day today and no family who are able/willing to help. Just frustrated and want to moan at how shit it is to be raising a little one with no support network.

Thank you, she does have a big tea about 90 mins before bedtime and still takes about 4oz of her bottle after her bath, so I know she isn't hungry. I just worry about causing harm to her little tummy lining x

If she's having that she will be fine with the Nurofen. It sounds like the GP was on board with the idea too. They wouldn't have told you it was better for teething if they thought it was dangerous for use.

Glad you're feeling a little better. She's probably driving you mad so this is the best time for both of you to give DD a big cuddle. Sometimes when our kids are driving us mental it's really important to take that time to re connect so that we don't get resentful.
I know what you mean about baby won't settle for Dad- mine won't and God love him he's really really really trying his best!
Also I had to manage with 2 when DP wasn't living with us so it wasn't as simple as get the dad round- he was working shifts. And for various reasons my other family and friends couldn't help more.
Sometimes it's so frustrating when people go "Just get their Dad/your Mum to come and help!" When they genuinely can't and you do just have to manage on your own. It isn't constructive to bash op for not 'making' their Dad help more.

One more: you are NOT a shit mum at all! It will get better, I promise. Tizzie Hall really helped for us (not everyone's cup of tea but literally saved our marriage) And lots of people have said it but calprofen does work better than calpol with teething. Big hugs, it will get better!!

Thank you all so much. I've been shit-mumming all day just to survive and me and LO are fine and about to go for our second walk of the day and will try to tire her out so she sleeps a bit better. I can see the top tooth coming through so hopefully the end is nigh