please can someone advise me as I'm at my wits end here, LO is now 4 1/2 months and started waking every 2 hours through the night when he was 3 months and only a feed would get him back off to sleep again. 6 weeks on he is still doing this and the effects of mega sleep deprivation are setting in, not only this but he keeps coming off the latch (day and night) and my nipples are getting very sore. I have a 3 year old to care for in the day and no family or close friends around to help out so can't catch up on any sleep. I am doing everything I can to get as much rest as possible (co-sleeping, feeding lying down, getting dh to do the middle of the night nappy change) but I literally can't function any more on such fragmented sleep.
I am having trouble now actually getting to sleep as am so stressed out, when I sleep I have nightmares, when I'm awake I'm stressed out, wound up, and despite my best efforts have found myself screaming at child and baby today and feel absolutely awful about it. Last night I cried myself to sleep. Cannot take any more. Yet do not want to give up bfeeding and I am so proud of getting as far as I have. Dh has suggested giving a bottle of ebm or formula for one of the night feeds although I know I will wake up when he cries anyway plus I am concerned about the effect on my milk supply. Alternatively we could try getting him back to sleep without feeding but I foresee even more sleep deprivation and him waking again soonish as he seems genuinely hungry. Will not take much in day as is easily distracted, despite my best efforts.
What are your thoughts please?
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can't cope with the 2-hourly night feeds any more its been 6 weeks and I'm going insane!!!
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kiera · 01/02/2007 18:53
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