I appreciate that not every baby will sleep through and that it’s somewhat normal for them to wake up but ever since five months old our son just will not sleep through the night. He wakes every few hours. He sleeps from around 7pm until about 11pm or midnight, sometimes he wakes sooner and will not go back down without being in our bed. I’ve tried so many times to get him to sleep, I’ve sat and rocked him, I’ve tried leaving him in his cot and just sitting next to it, putting my hand on his back, but the second he wakes up, he just will not go back to sleep in the cot. He screams and cries and just won’t settle back down, no matter how many hours I’ve spent with him trying to settle him down. I am at my wits end, I cannot cope, I get him into our bed just to try and get some kind of sleep overnight, but even in our bed he tosses and turns all night, sometimes getting up to cry until I lay him down and cuddle him. Hes up for the day at around 6/6:30am, a morning nap of one hour at 9:30am (waking at 10:30) second nap at 2pm until 3pm, then bath and bed routine starts around 6:45, usually asleep around 7pm
i cannot fucking cope, I am struggling with this so bad. He screams so loud it goes right through me, i don’t like the cry it out method but he gets me so worked up I just feel like I want to leave him to exhaust himself to sleep, but that’s not how I am and I can’t let him 😭 I am just so tired, I’m exhausted, I cannot remember the last time I slept properly because all night I am worrrying about when he’s going to wake up in bed with me, I cannot settle, I feel like even when my husband gets him at 6:30 and lets me sleep for a few more hours I just cannot go to sleep, I feel like I’ve forgotten how to go to sleep. I don’t even know if I’m asking for advice or just venting, but please tell me it gets better? I am shattered constantly 😭😭😭