my pregnancy was horrible. I thought motherhood would be better. It's not. I have a child who is sick 24/7 from daycare, who refuses to be put down for even one second, has extreme acid reflux, and will not still at night. He is 5 months old and I thought BY NOW we'd make some progress and nothing. I truely can't take this anymore. I don't understand how to get him to sleep. It's only getting worse. Waking every hour on the hour all night long. I work full time. I can't function any more. I fell asleep driving the other day. Like this isn't working anymore. I get no help from the doctors. He's on reflux medicine. I change and feed him when he wakes so it's not hunger. I've tried letting him cry it out and he's resilient to it be will cry from 8 at night to 8 in the morning. I'm getting so frustrated I went outside the other night and just started screaming because I'm losing my mind. I don't know what to do.
Re: I can't do this anymore
You said you feed and change him through the night, have you tried not changing him, I just go up a diaper size. Or reducing the amount you feed at night (assuming he is having enough during the day) He may be waking out of habit at this point.
Do you have anyone that would be willing to help at night on occasion? Or during the day on days off? Hang in there, he won't be like this forever. It will pass.
Dd#2 was super colicky and didn't sleep and it was awful. I honestly really struggled feeling bonded and close to her because it was just so frustrating and exhausting. I loved her dearly but I didn't like her very much. If it gives you any hope out of my 4 kids she was our only colicky baby but boy it humbled me. I wouldn't have survived without dh's help and calling in a sitter on occasion to give us a break and chance to reconnect. Hang in there mama, it will get better eventually.