I exclusively BF and we co-sleep, but I am not getting a lot of sleep. I suspect I would get a lot more sleep if DD wasn't breastfeeding and didn't use me to resettle. She wakes generally every hour at night and my mental health is suffering. It is not easy to get back to sleep after she has woken me up and I find myself lying awake until she wakes up next. I feel absent minded and stupid all the time, snap at the kids for minor things and to be completely honest I am finding it hard to form any sort of bond with DD - whenever I look at her all I see is a barrier to sleep - she is sucking the life out of me!
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