Relentless 6 month old

[ThatGutsyHedgehog]

Can I start by saying I absolutely adore DS and wouldn’t change him for the world.

However he’s still waking every night to feed or because of teething and only naps half hour at a time during the day. Probably 3 naps a day. Also not going to bed till 8 so no real evening.

The house is a mess and the list of jobs is endless. He’s EBF and only weaning a little and still learning a sippy cup (bottle refuser) so I can’t get a proper break . DH is great does is fair share but works full time.

I have no idea how I’ll return to work at the end of Mat leave (12 months) at this rate

Does it get any easier?
Any tips to help?
Thanks all!

It does get easier! My DC started sleeping through at about 9 months and 12 months... They just did it when they were ready. Sending love and strength!! It is tough. It won't be like this forever, I promise!

All perfectly normal and yes it gets easier. The difference between the 6 month old you have now and a 12 month old you will have when you finish Mat leave will be huge. He still might not sleep though (mine didn't until 16ish months, and still gets up odd night at 2) but he'll likely be napping for longer and eating more (maybe walking) and you'll have a more solid routine by the time he's 1, which means you'll be able to get more done than you can now.

I would reiterate that the difference between now and 12 months Is huuuge.

Only tip I would offer is just to start thinking about how you will prepare for your return to work with the breastfeeding side of things a few months before your return - e.g whether you want to express at work or get them used to a bit of formula. By 9 months to a year he'll be having a fair bit of solid food but will still need milk. With my second two boys didn't bother introducing a bottle but started getting them used to the taste of formula in a sippy cup so that they could have it at nursery if they wanted it once they went age 1. They were down to morning and evening feeds by the time I went back to work and so I could make it comfortably throughout the day without expressing. With my first I did try sending expressed milk in with him but he wouldn't accept it from a cup and ended up going cold turkey (much to my discomfort!)