For those of you who are beyond fucking done with sleep deprivation

[fuuuuuuck]

Don't know what to even write, I just want to go into a corner and sleep
3.5 year old shit sleeper. Won't bore you with the details. Was referred to paeds, where I was told he'd just grow out of it. Used sleep nannies, they say never come across this.......

Great, so what about me?! How do I function?! How do I keep going?!

I can't reach out to anyone as obviously they all give advice which doesn't work and they say soon you'll not be able to get him out of bed......YES BUT I NEED SLEEP NOW!

thanks for reading. I've got a few friends having babies this week and I just don't know what to say.....I can't understand why any women would have one because I'm so fucking tired

You poor thing. I’m so sorry I have no advice but I can’t even fathom 3.5 years of it. 8 months nearly broke me. Does your child have any diagnosed health issues?

Thanks @Rainycloudyday
I'm just feeling really down today......no known.......thanks for reaching out x

Do you have a partner and/or any other children? What’s your household situation with work etc during lockdown? Just trying to work out any constructive suggestions...

@Rainycloudyday I don't work, my partner works from home.
He's incredible, but fucking exhausted too! Totally does a lot more than a lot of men I know!

Put on a Disney film and snooze on the sofa with a blanket over you and a sleep mask on. Huge sympathies.

@Peonyonpoint he doesn't watch bloody tv!!!

My son was almost 4 before he stated sleeping through the night. Prior to this he would wake up to 10 times a night. Nothing worked, I tried everything even desperately controlled crying, he screamed until he was sick. I tried exhausting him with so much activity nope still no sleep. What eventually worked was him starting nursery and it’s like he was brain tired. The lack of sleep was so bad I couldn’t face going through it again with another one so he was an only child. Karma is a bitch though because my grandson was exactly the same. My son would come over and say omg mum you have no idea how bad it is. Err I still remember it 30 years later and what’s really funny is my grandson would sleep until really late when he stayed with us and my son would say how comes he doesn’t wake at 5 at your home. I didn’t feel the need to tell him it’s because he’s allowed to stay up until really late at Nannas house.

Omfg you poor poor thing!!!!! AWFUL!

I’m so sorry OP- lack of sleep is torture. Does he nap?

Solidarity- I have a similar aged shit sleeper too. The best we seem to get is 2/3 wakes in the night. When she's worse than that we cosleep. I don't know what to suggest but just wanted to say you're not alone (for some reason we had another and now have a 2 year old shit sleeper too, who DH sorts as he's marginally less shit than his big sister)

For those of you who have been through it or in it now I'm sorry, I wouldn't wish it open my worst enemy!
Sometimes he has a nap....particularly if he's started the day at 3am.....it makes no difference , sometimes it makes him stay awake for up to 4 hours during night, sometimes just 3 . Absolute mindfuck. I'm nothing like the person I used to be and if I could go back in time I'd absolutely not do this x