Need some help - at a loss what to do and I am exhausted

[Laurappo]

4 month old is just fighting every single nap and bedtime sleep. Keeps getting so over tired no matter what I do to help him sleep then has an hours meltdown and it's getting harder and harder to settle him.

I try to stick to wake windows, catch his sleepy cues etc but nothing works

When I finally get him to sleep, he's awake within an hour. Usually waking up so un happy.

He has eczema but doesn't have any dry skin st the moment, could be teething but I'm not sure. Could be a regression but its the getting to sleep where we are struggling.

Everything that used to work like white noise etc just doesn't anymore.

I'm now in a cycle of a really un happy baby all day because he is sleeping so poorly

What can I do...? Please shout me advice!

What helps him sleep? Can you hold him for a long time - like 3 hours in an afternoon and just watch tv? That might help him get back into the habit of sleeping longer.

Will he sleep in a sling?

How are his nappies & feeding? Could there be a physical issue - intolerance etc?

Baby wear 💯 just stuff him in a sling and March about he will soon drop off.
Co-sleep
Feed to sleep
Stop stressing they pick up on your anxiety

Buggy sling and a cuddle used to all work. Tried to take him out today when he was tired and he screamed from start to finish. It's like all the things he liked have just stopped working.

I thought it must be something making him feel unwell but lots of wet nappies, poo looks normal and never any temp. It's always when he needs to sleep it starts.

I did call the GP, she asked if he is gaining weight then she just said the usual "its just normal baby stuff" -which is fine but it gives me no advice on how to help!

Have you tried way shorter awake times? My son always needed to sleep wayyyyy sooner than any of the online "suggested" wake windows!

for you, it's bloody tough going!

Swaddle yer child in a blanket so they canna move, and swing yer arms while holding them, they will fight you but it will work if you persevere, in fact I've never failed using that process

I used to let mine sleep on me at lunchtime. I'd either read or just sit and gaze at her!!

And then the afternoon nap in the sling.

Other than that it was an awful lot of singing, swinging her about and stomping up and down the sitting room - all at once and for a long time.