At the end of my tether and don't know what to do!

[Jessperry]

My 4 month old baby will not nap anywhere in the day other than in my arms and is now waking every hour at night unless I bring her into bed with me. When she wakes she doesn't want anything other than comfort. I am on my own and struggling to cope with the lack of sleep and drowning under the weight of trying to juggle everything in my life. It's making me feel anxious and depressed and I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any advice or in a similar situation?

4 months sleep regression, very very normal

Try cosleeping- it can be done safely and did absolutely save me last winter when DS had cold after cold and was then teething. Oh and going to bed REALLY early. Is there anyone who can watch your baby for a little while so you can catch up on sleep, even once or twice a month?

His sleep has waxed and waned but we're on a serious good patch now at 14 mo. We haven't and won't ever sleep train.

When my dgs was a baby visiting us, he slept with me in a big double bed. OK, I had to deal with his feet in my face, and him doing 360° cartwheels, but he slept well, (and so did I most of the time). It's the way to go!

Thank you Arbrighton and singlenotsingle, I am seriously tempted to just co sleep but wasn't sure if it would make it harder in the long run to get her into her own bedroom when she's older... either way I think I'm going to lose sleep! I am not a fan of the concept of leaving her to self sooth but having not done this before I thought i would ask! Thanks for your replies xx

Absolutely not. My DS was in his cot all night last night with one quick resettle, a feed at one and one at six (and then slept til 7:45). This was, admittedly the best he's ever done, and probably not our norm, but it shows that they get there eventually. Oh and he went to sleep in his cot basically on his own after DH had sung to him a bit (I got fed up of watching him walk laps round the inside of the cot!)

We often only cosleep as on the many feeds nights, I can't bear trekking back and forth so just lie down and shove a boob at him when required then doze back off.