Up every 45 minutes with 5 month old for 2 weeks now

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I’ve given up on any hope of her sleeping ever again. I can’t see how she can ever go back to sleeping how she used to. I’m so sleep deprived I’m actually hearing voices and can’t see properly 😖 I’m considering putting her in nursery during the day so I can sleep during the day then be awake all night - that’s how bad it’s got, and it’s very depressing. I feel like I’m the only Mum in the world who can’t cope with sleep deprivation, others seem to just laugh it off, but I can’t see it ever ending and I don’t have a clue how to tackle it! Has anyone else ever been at a point where they’re up every 45 minutes for two weeks? How long did it last?

Oh golly, that sounds hideous! You poor thing...
My son was a terrible sleeper.
I'm pretty sure they have a growth spurt or sleep regression about this age.
What is waking her up? Is she more hungry than normal? Has she changed her routine?
Do you have any support in RL so you could get some sleep?

@BlueUggs ahhh maybe it’s a growth spurt! Just worried about how long it’ll last. I have lots of support (albeit I’m usually reluctant to take it because I’m desperate to manage on my own, stupidly) and my fiancé is fab but he has a demanding job which means he’s up at 5:30am most days and driving to meetings etc...I can’t expect him to do anything overnight. We have decided this morning that I’m going to go start going to bed at 8pm every night and he can be on baby duties should she wake up, then from midnight onwards it’s my turn...not sure how a relationship is supposed to thrive in these circumstances but hey ho, we have no option! To be honest I think it’s teething/hot weather. Although it was cool last night and she still woke up regularly. Ughh so frustrating!

I just posted a similar thread about my 5 month old..! It's so so awful and when it goes on for so long it's also depressing as you can't see the end. Ivenot found a solution yet unfortunately but I think I'll have to sleep train soon. Good luck to u xxc

It was at this point I took mine into bed with me to give me some hope of sleep and it definitely helped until it didn't but I crossed that bridge when I came to it! Do whatever it takes imo.

Been there. It will pass. Lasted me like a month. But put him next to me and gave him the breast while I continued to sleep.

Now I have to wean him off co sleeping !

Ugh we had this. You are not the only one who finds it hard. I vividly remember looking at random strangers and being insanely jealous that they got to sleep at night. DD2 did this at just over 5 months and it lasted a month. She suddenly would only sleep in our arms and then when we put her down she'd wake up! If by some miracle she fell asleep then she would wake after 40 mins.

We started taking it in shifts. I would do more than DH as he had work the next day but he would do up until about midnight and at weekends we would take it in turns of 2 hour blocks. Towards the end of the month we gave each other a full night off and slept in another room leaving the other person to deal with it.

Cosleeping has never worked for us as the babies have always just stayed awake and not slept. BUT. After a month of sheer desperation I gave it another try. DH slept downstairs and I slept with DD2. She slept straight through. I think because she was close to me all night. Anyway the following night we moved her into her own room and from the onwards she slept through. I think that in our case we were actually disturbing her. Could something like this be worth a try?

Should have said. I was averaging 2 hours sleep a night and was hallucinating so definitely not just you. It's brutal and never ending.

If people offer support take it! Even if it's for a few hours to have some sleep! X

My little boy started waking up every hour/45 mins when he was about 8 months old and lasted until he was 2... no exaggeration
Only slept longer when he was weaned
Not quite sure how I survived
Have a newborn who sleeps better than him already 😭

No advice but hang in there! And if you can afford nursery.. do it

Thanks for all your responses! Nice to know I’m not alone. Co sleeping sometimes works but then sometimes I think her dad disturbs her! He makes such a racket in his sleep. Looks like I’m just going to have to wait until it ends, just really hard to stay positive! Mother in law will start taking her on Mondays and Tuesdays which I didn’t want because I don’t want to feel like I can’t cope, but needs must in these situations, I suppose! Thanks again everyone, nice to know people come out the other side without fully losing their marbles 🤪xx