Is it normal to be THIS exhausted with a baby?

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Please bare with as I’m a first time parent.
I have a very happy and active baby 8 months old. I love being a mum, but some days I am on my knees with exhaustion and not sure if it’s normal or am doing something wrong.
I have very little hands on support from family/friends but do have a supportive husband. I go to a breastfeeding peer support group and meet mums for play dates/walks which is great.
I bed share as boy has always and still wakes every 2 hours so am still constantly tired I know many do to nurse for comfort or food so am not worried about it. Really just wondering if anyone else feels so exhausted that they are broken sometimes? (I do really want a sibling for baby but feel like there’s no chance as I can only just cope with one). Thanks (pretty embarrassed about this).

Nothing wrong with gentle sleep training at 8mths

I'm a maternity nurse and often help guide and support mums who have decided they won't to sleep alone /not be woken up constantly

Never before 6mths

Def not dinosaur outdated advise !!!!!!!!

Sleep deprivation is torture

A baby learning to self settle is one of the best things you can teach you baby

There are many methods and doesn't mean leaving them to cry non stop

I think that does sound extreme for 8 months old. How rubbish OP, being that tired takes the fun out of everything 💐

@Creative34 what an unpleasant and I’ll-informed post. The vast majority of parents are loving and are trying their best.

I have 4 kids so will try to help (they mostly sleep pretty well). Firstly I’d get baby out of your bed pronto. I’m not against cosleeping (currently doing it with my 3 month old) but I personally have found as they get bigger they start to wake more easily and I got less sleep if they were in with me and so did they.

So put them in a cot, in their own room, black out blinds and sound machine. At your baby’s age I shut the door so it’s completely dark. Personally think it’s nonsense to call it neglect when a child cries a bit at bedtime. Mine ALL cried for a few minutes when I put them to bed and then fell asleep for good long stretches - I think that’s standard baby behaviour and nothing to get knickers in a twist over. You will probably have to go in multiple times for a few nights as they adjust to new surroundings but persevere and I would think within a week you’d be getting better sleep.

best of luck, hope you feel loads more human soon!!!!

My kids 2 and I still feel like this. Kids are exhausting. Parenting is hard. Sorry but your experience sounds normal to me, dosen't make it any easier though

I could have written this too OP, you are not alone

currently working out if anything can be done with mine or it’s just par for the course!

I think mine is hungry he’s a BIG boy

Also as PP have said I’m getting thyroid re-checked soon as it was on the low side when GP checked for me reccently, whatever that means

Quite normal.

Sounds normal to me