We are very much in the trenches at the moment - 1 year old DD sleeps well until 1:30ish each morning when she then wakes and doesn't really go back to sleep unless on the boob or brought in to our bed (even then she isn't settled unless permanent access to my breasts, otherwise she just cries and fusses until latched on). Our other DD, 4 years old, keeps waking in the middle of the night and won't go back to sleep unless one of us stands with her holding her hand. Tonight's one of those nights, I've been up since 1:20 and DH up since 2:30. One with each child, both exhausted, both working full time on about 4 hours sleep a night (if we're lucky!!).
I don't know what more we can do - we do a consistent bedtime with both of them, both settle great for the start of their sleep, it's just from the early hours onwards they're a nightmare. To be fair to the eldest, she usually settles quickly and doesn't wake again until morning (but is grumpy and difficult to get up as she's had a broken night).
Sleep training has never worked for us - tried it with both my kids and both screamed the house down until they made themselves sick. DD1 was a horrific sleeper as a baby, we just had to give her time and once she was about 2 she started sleeping better. But now with DD2 sleep training is even more tricky as she screams and screams and this then also wakes the eldest!
Aaah not sure what I'm after here. Just needed to shout into the internet because I'm so frustrated and exhausted!! Thanks for reading 😴