Being a baby is just one long sleep regression really!

[Monstermoomin]

I don't seem to grow babies who like to sleep in general anyways, but it's just one thing after another really isn't it. Sleep regressions constantly, then there's teething, separation anxiety. Just want a decent night's sleep really!

We're at 6months, she still wont sleep in a cot, or next to me crib. We're going to be doing her room in the next week or so so I'm dreading the move as she is practically attached to my boob from 7pm and it's depressing. I was in a room with eldest daughter 7pm-7am (for different reasons) for about 5 months before I went back to work. I'm really struggling with this cycle again.

She's just been ill so that obviously doesn't help, pretty sure she's teething (lots of pulling at her ears/hair in that area), she just won't be laid down, immediately starts screaming and will keep screaming until she's back on me. Yes. I know. It's normal behaviour. I am her dummy as she won't take a normal one. But I'm sore, I'm tired and it's depressing me.

We can't cosleep. I don't think I can do sleep training (for lots of reasons). I'm not expecting answers. I just want to moan because when I moan to my husband about it I get a shrug and a 'what do you want me to do/say' (he does offer to put her in the sling for a few hours but it's not really solving the problem).

Moan over. I await similar moans, they're very welcome.

No answers but in the same boat, I co sleep but she still wakes up so I don't know why I do it 😅 co slept with my eldest until age 5 too so at least I know there is an end in sight!

I see people with these kids who will fall asleep anywhere and everywhere and think how?!

No advice but solidarity. In the same boat with 5 month old. We try and co sleep but he still wakes up every hour. It’s relentless.

I think that thinking in terms of sleep regressions is really unhelpful (and also not particularly scientific). Babies sleep when they sleep and don’t sleep when they don’t sleep. The more you try to control it the more stressed you will become. I learned this the hard way.

It is a modern phenomenon that we expect babies to follow a schedule.

@KylieKangaroo ha it's a nightmare isn't it. I am an adult that can fall asleep anywhere 😂 I think I'm so sleep deprived I'll be falling asleep standing up soon. I hope you're not having to do it until 5 again!

@Moonshine160 sending sleepy thoughts your way (for the baby that is!)

@CowboyHat oh I know, I don't try to get her to follow a schedule because it's pointless and life is too hectic for that when there's more than one child. Just wish the one place she wants to sleep aalllll night wasn't on me so I can get some much needed sleep without worrying she'll smoosh herself into me.

Solidarity from me who at 1:30am has a snuffly sleeping 6 month old on my chest and I’m on mumsnet 😅

Not all babies...
My younger 2 dgc have slept fantastically from very young, so far...

My 4 on the other hand didn't sleep for years and the 10 year old still wakes up about 5 , although does entertain himself for a while now so I feel your pain!

It does get easier 😕

Snap, but almost 9 months. Solidarity OP!

@KoalaPineapple oh yes the snuffles are a pain, hope they let you put them down soon!

@Pubesofsoberness there's always one 😂 no but I'm glad they sleep, it's rough when they don't and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, although when I go to the one baby group I do and there's a chorus of mum's talking about how well their babies (same age or younger) sleep I do what to punch them a little bit 😅

@AwkwardPaws27 see, the snuffles again causing chaos! Hope you get some rest soon.

It fascinates me that babies sleep at all really: their crap digestive systems giving them wind, the uncontrolled arm movements, vaccinations, teething, hunger, being made to sleep on their backs on hard surfaces, illnesses, regressions, wet nappies… I wouldn’t sleep through it as an adult. When I hear about small babies doing long stretches or sleeping through I just think HOW? Are they ROBOTS? Mine farts himself awake every couple of hours.

We sleep trained at 8 months and put baby in a separate room and she's been sleeping 12 hrs straight since then. Baby is 10 months soon. But before that it was a nightmare.

@bussteward you're exactly right, I'd struggle with any of that and I can communicate with words (most of the time) how I'm feeling. Sorry your fart monster keeps waking himself up.

@Helena1993 I went back to work with my eldest at 9 months and husband managed to get her to sleep (these damn breasts keeping babies awake), so maybe I'll just have another 4.5 months of poor sleep before she will go to sleep.