It's time!

[bangwhistle]

10 months of no sleep, a baby who wakes 10-15 times a night. My marriage is on the rocks, I start work next week but barely know my own name and I nearly crashed the car on the school run. I need to sleep train. There comes a point when other needs trump the fear of sleep training.

What would you do?

Baby has Co slept with me since birth and whilst has on occasion settled in a cot for naps for my husband is generally in bed with me.

So as to not drip feed: I have two other children the middle of which has just started school and wakes up at least once a night too (generally when the baby is in a rare sleep) husband works away Monday -Thursday night but if around weekends (although unsupportive, and shouty when deprived of even the smallest amount of sleep and generally unhelpful).

Baby will not take either dummy or bottle. I've tried so hard.

So, what would you do to try and get a bit more sleep? Even two wakes a night would be amazing.

Thanks

10-15 times a night is mad! That's surely more than every hour?! You must be in pieces. I don't know that I have any major words of wisdom but some questions that might give more knowledgeable people an idea what might work:

• What's your nap routine like? Are they going for longer for naps or still waking after

Thanks for your response.

Naps see the a bit awry over the summer but in general it's a short morning nap of 20mins on way back from school at about 9.30 and 2 hours between 12.30 and 2.30.

Mostly feeds to sleep. Definitely using me as human dummy. Can be rocked sleep and go to sleep without but generally not by me -esp as he wakes so often (every 10 minutes so far this evening 😂🤪😭)

I guess I'm wondering what kind of approach I should take. I'm pretty desperate now.