Keeping sane during sleep deprivation

[Blossie0]

Well and truly in the depths of the 4 month regression....sleep is a distant memory atm. Some days it doesn't touch me and I continue as normal but other days I can barely string a sentence or leave the house...so...can anyone give me their tips for staying sane during sleep deprivation, the things that keep you going.

So far I have trying to get out everyday even for a walk to the mini supermarket to buy a coffee or bit of chocolate (but hard when trying to reduce caffeine and in poor weather)......what do you do?

For a start, I'd pick another time to cut down on the caffeine!

Fresh air
Coffee
Chocolate

were what got me through it. That and having a nap any chance you get - even 15 mins can help top you up.

Full sympathy - this bit is shit. It will get better.

What PP said. Plus apparently drinking a fair amount of water is meant to help, and getting outdoors/daylight in the morning. I feel for you - it's rough!

Coffee!
When baby naps even if you just sit and relax for a bit if you cant nap should help.
My DD is 18 weeks and we have a bit of a regression going on too!
It sucks

Hot shower
Lorelai Gilmore levels of coffee
Reading endless vintage MN sleep threads to reassure myself it will end
Occasional big cathartic cry
Constantly eating
Co-sleeping and feeding back to sleep for survival

Thanks everyone I was hoping for a magic herbal remedy but obviously that doesn't exist. The decision to cut caffeine was clearly made when I wasn't thinking straight and will be sacking off that idea immediately!

Why don't NCT teach this???? Why aren't mothers revered and given medals for coming out the other end of this mental torture!?

I thunder around being snappy to DH who I know has squeezed his eyes shut whilst the baby bowls and howls.

Yesterday he said “I think you just ought to get to bed” so I said great, you’re coming to watch the baby then?

said partially in jest, I did apologise yesterday evening...

Is there an end Blossie?

DS is 6 months and it’s gone to shit all over again...

I survived last time on coffee and cake/choc and doing the same now with ds.

I have days when I do virtually nothing with the theory that if I can’t sleep then I need to at least rest and take it easy. The odd day I’ll ask DH to do the school run for dd, we may have a takeaway in evening. Basically keep things as minimal as possible.

I’m lying in bed now with ds, coffee and tv.

Oh and saying to myself on repeat “it’s just a phase, it’s just a phase”

Oh yes, I’m very very grumpy on no sleep. So lots of biting people’s heads off then feeling shit and apologising.

DH gives me a huge amount of leeway for snappiness at the moment.

I don't have any answers... I just wanted to tell you that my 8 month old baby went to sleep at midnight last night and was then was wide awake and bouncing merrily round my bed between 2am and 3.30am. We then got to sleep, and it wouldn't have been bad at all, only the 7 year old got up for a pee at 5am and accidentally woke up the 2 year old. I live in a zoo. I drink a lot of coffee and have a lot of headaches.

My tip for survival is don't have more than 1 child.