Help! Sleep consultant - worth it?

[CasDk]

I'm so exhausted with lack of sleep (completely normal I know!) but am getting myself in such a mess I need some help. I have a 12 week old who won't sleep more than 1.5 hours each night and even then he needs to be right up against my boob for comfort. I get zero hours of sleep and napping in the day is difficult as my husband works away in the week. I know this is normal for a newborn but I honestly am losing my sanity. Has anyone every hired a sleep consultant? I don't know if it's too early, a waste of money or if it will be the best thing I've ever done. At the moment i would pay anyone anything for a couple of hours' sleep. I can't stop crying. I'm not not depressed just exhausted and don't know if and when things will improve. Should I wait it out and hope it gets better, as he's so young, or should I get some 121 help? The prospect of the 4 month sleep regression is terrifying me too - can it get any worse? Any advice would be amazing thank you!

My personal opinion is it’s too young. You may get lucky but if you hit the regression (you may not!) it’ll go out the window anyway more than likely. Things change all the time at this age. Plus they say don’t sleep train until 6 month (although we had to shhh pat and resettle to get her to nap and sleep so each to their own! In some opinions that is sleep training!).

I’m afraid that amount of sleep for a 12 week old can be normal too. They need feedint a lot at night - some more than others. I feel your pain as my daughter is an awful sleeper...The most my daughter has ever given is three hours! And that’s
Rare!

It’s up to you if you do want to pay. So much changes though we’re waiting until 6 months before we do anything. My baby is nearly 5 months and I spent so much time before the regression getting her to self settle. And it’s now all out the window for now haha!

Things will get easier :) x

P.s yea the regression sucks for us - going through it now- but it’s no way near as bad as when she was a newborn! Just a pain in the but getting her to nap / sleep!

Before shelling out loads of money why not try a sleep book like Gind Ford, or gentle sleep training- the focus is on creating good routines to encourage better sleep at night. May be worth a shot?