7 month old waking every 2 hours for months

[kellyloo]

Hi, it's been almost 4 months of my 7 month old waking up every 2 hours (some less) and i am exhausted and see no end.

His naps are terrible too and i dread every nap time. It's a battle to get him to sleep then he sleeps like 20 to 30 mins. So we either have a grumpy tired baby or battle him to sleep for another 30 minutes.

I feel like I'd be able to handle the crappy naps if i wasn't so darn sleep deprived but im losing ny patience which makes me feel so guilty.

He is breastfed and feeds to sleep each time he wakes but can go to sleep without! He is put to bed and naps without feeding!

I tried gradual sleep training and it wasn't for me it felt wrong and he was very sad and we were all getting even less sleep even though i know it'd be temporary.

I guess I just want some miraculous stories or advice to make me feel better.

It will happen eventually. DD, also breastfed woke every 2h for the first 20 months and then it was like a switch was flicked. She sleeps thru now and at weekends I wake HER at 9am so we don't waste the whole day. This rubbish bit won't last forever but 7 months is still very tiny to sleep through

God 20 months is a long time! Oh absolutely i dont expect him to sleep through its just every 2 hours is rough! Id take 4 hours once a week at this point hsha

I don't have any advice but wanted to stand in solidarity because my baby is the exact same. I have to keep telling myself it won't be forever!

i think you sleep train or just out up with it to be uonstt
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I finally caved at 8 months from exhaustion- did a few nights of sleep training and then she started sleeping massive chunks with maybe 1 night time wake which I could handle.

I co-slept with both of mine because they were the same. Second slightly better than the first but not loads to be honest.

DS1 woke every 2 hours until he was a year. At least if he was in bed with me I didn't have to actually get up, could bf him and then go straight back to sleep. I got DH to get up with them in the mornings and caught up at weekends.

Solidarity OP, it does get better but it's shit whilst you get there!