Sleep deprivation - your tips on how to cope

[BobbysBeardOfWonder]

DS (nearly 9 months) is putting me through the sheer hell delights of sleep deprivation again.

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to be the kind of parent I want to be... lots of shouting, no patience, no smiles...

I try to nap when DS does (also have 2.5yo DD too) but this really only just takes the edge off, and probably isn't sustainable much longer!

Please tell me how you get through the days/weeks.

No advice for you sorry but just marking my place. Ds is in the midst of 4 Month sleep regression, and I'm shattered. The tiredness really grinds you down doesn't it?
To make it worse, my boy only naps on me so it's hard to put him down and sleep when he does.

Is there someone who can take him for a few hours in the day so you can have a relaxing bath and a nap?

Hi Bobby - you have my sympathy, it's really tough.

You can join us here if you want; we're all in the same situation and it might help?

paper, if it's any comfort DD only slept on me since birth (we co-sleep).

I only managed to pull my arm under her (without waking her up) when she was 5 months; a few weeks later she feel asleep next to me in bed instead of my arms and now she's 10 months and goes to sleep alone in her bedside cot!

I'm sure you can get results quicker, I'm a wimp and did it really slowly but there's hope

Thanks for the thread link Poppy - looks like depressing interesting reading

I recommend trying controlled crying. It worked quickly for my babies and all our lives were improved immeasurably afterwards.

I used to have redbull for breakfast ds only wakes up twice a night now so i've stopped that but i do still drink it alot, i go to bd very early and ask beg for babysitting when i feel like i'm going to snap. I have also went to stay with my mum over night twice leaving DS with DP for a sleep i find even if it's days away knowing at some point i will get a sleep keeps me going.

I go out every day too i find staying in makes me feel worse it's better to keep going

Loads of caffeine and I find if I accept it rather than get annoyed by it I just seem to get on with it better if that makes sense.