Sleep deprived and can’t stop screaming and crying

[Chumbibi]

My DS is 5 months and is my second. Wasn’t a bad little sleeper (1-2 wake ups) until he hit the four month sleep regression. Since then it’s been awful, and it got slightly better but then in the last week where he has had a cold/cough it’s been even worse. He won’t naps for longer that 30/40 mins in the day and I think is completely exhausted and overtired.

I am at the point where I’m screaming and crying in rage over the lack of sleep. He is EBF, won’t take a bottle and I just can’t get a break. I have had two mental breakdowns in the last 48 hours and I’m just so so angry screaming and not able to cope.

I just don’t know what to do. At this age what are my options? I hate co-sleeping as I just get fearful and cold and end up not getting any sort of restorative sleep anyway.

I am completely broken and I just don’t know what to do. DH has taken him downstairs and I’m so wired I can’t even sleep.

TBH I would stop BF. He’ll take the bottle soon enough, it keeps them fuller, easier to get on a schedule and your DH can do more.

Sorry it is so shit, other than that could you husband do one night - or is he feeding on demand.

Let DH give him the bottle. You'll need special teats or a hot needle to make two extra holes. Aptamil mini bottles are easiest.

We have quite a few wake-ups but cosleep so it's fine, so I can't advise much on the getting him to sleep front but put ear plugs in, white noise on and let your DH deal with it for a chunk of time so you can have a sleep. At 5mo he can go without a feed for a decent chunk so just hand him over, get to bed and block everything out so you can't hear anything!