I can't cope

[kittylily2305]

All I seem to write about on here is sleep but I'm really struggling and I think I need a place to rant more than anything. Night times are just so lonely when you're awake with a baby, dp is at work which I'm actually jealous of 😫 my ds is now 5 months and has recently stopped sleeping at night. I feel like I can't cope, if I could run away I would, I'm absolutely exhausted 😭 I have really bad anxiety so before ds when things were bad I'd go to sleep but obviously I can't do that now so I feel like I'm going to have a break down. Has anyone else felt like this!? Is this normal? I'm just so tired. In the day I'm very patient but at night I could just scream, I just feel so angry and upset. Any ideas on why he's stopped sleeping?

I'm so sorry for the long rant.

It's probably the 4 month sleep regression.

Sleep design deprivation is tough. But I promise you, it will get better.

Thank you for replying, just speaking to another adult makes me feel better! How long does it usually last for? It feels like torture 😫

The 4 month regression is hell and ours has only just started to get better and DS is 23 weeks now. Sleep deprivation is used as torture! So don't feel bad for feeling angry or upset.

This is my first post on here - long time lurker! - but I couldn’t leave your thread without replying because I have felt exactly the same as you in the past.
My DD (10 months now) had a really bad sleep streak around 4-5 months, she was up multiple times in the night and she was barely napping in the day. She would scream the house down and I’d wake every morning (after hardly any sleep!) just filled with dread and anxiety about the day ahead.

Same as you, pre-baby when feeling anxious I’d take myself off to bed to reset my brain and so not having that restorative sleep was soul destroying at the time.
Like I said, I know exactly how you’re feeling and I’m sending lots of support your way! All I can say is that it does get better, your baby will start to sleep and you will feel better before long. It feels like forever when you’re in the thick of it but you’ll come out the other side. In the meantime, be kind to yourself and don’t beat yourself up for feeling upset or angry. Tiredness makes us all crazy. “This too shall pass” etc etc!

Thank you for your replies. @milknapplayrepeat thank you for replying to my thread it's good to hear I'm not the only one to go through this. I'm absolutely exhausted, I've been full of cold this week so we've not really been out much so I think I'm going to take ds for a nice long walk today to see if that helps us both! 😊