I hate my life, please help

[Whywontitname]

I posted a bit ago about the 4 month regression that went on for 2 months.

It improved for about 2 weeks, he took a dummy and then it’s nose dived again.

Baby is 6 and a half months, I can’t put him down. Not been to sleep yet tonight. He just wakes up. He was rolling over so he’s in the sleepyhead which helped for a bit but now it’s just as bad. The most I get is 20 min sleep which takes hours to get. He’s fine asleep held.

Shall I stop breastfeeding? He’s not hungry you can rock him quickly to sleep as he’s tired.

I don’t want to just leave him to cry but I’m at my wits end. I feel like I’m on the verge of a breakdown it’s just torturous. I’m so tired all the time I hate my life. My partner helps but half a nights broken sleep isn’t enough for either of us.

I really need some help, how can I make him skip even a few hours at a take in his own bed?

Just to add, the problem seemed to start again with him rolling from back to front, he’d do that and cry. If I put him down not in the sleepyhead he’ll roll onto his front and sometimes stay asleep if I shush and pat his bum. I’ve tried putting him down on his front and it’s hit or miss.

I did sleep training with mine. I don't regret it.

@INeedNewShoes what method did you use?

OP this is more or less the method we used

sleepingchildsaneparent.com/blog/chairmethod

It does sound like he is being put to bed mostly asleep if fed in a dark room and put down. I would try and put a gap between feed and bed-perhaps storied after milk?

The key thing with any sleep training method is that once you pick one, stick to it!! Religiously for naps and bedtime. Decide what your going to do if he wakes up in the night as well and also be rigid with it (bar any illnesses).

The best thing you can do is be absolutely consistent so your DS understands what will happen and start to form new habits.

It will take some time but should work

Controlled crying is also an option that is quicker but with a bit more crying and upset. We had to switch to CC for a short period at 18 months as we had a regression we couldn't seem to tackle and it also worked within a short window.