Mitchell was the worst sleeper and the most unsettled baby in the world. Always had to be held, only slept an hour and a half MAX for months - failed sleep school miserably. He was an extreme case - but I learnt some things along the way.
The first of which is to take care of you. Everything seems soooooooo much worse when you are sleep deprived. DH will have to take him off your hands for a few hours at least on the weekend. I know he can be precious about his bloody 'me' time, but he has to take care of you so you can remain partially sane.
Don't count the hours you haven't slept, count the ones you have!
Mitchell clicked onto any sleep routine vey quickly (and firmly put us back in our place), so I stopped bothering after awhile. The endless apparent teething/silent reflux/colic diagnoses were doing my head in,as was the endless stupid advice.
The best thing for my morale was my mum ringing up with stories about my cousin. My aunt can't believe he made it to 21, he never slept. Literally. At the very least I could imagine her trying to sleep on the couch with one foot rocking his pram, and not feel so bad.
Some babies just don't respond like others do, but it really, really can't last forever. Take care of you first though, make sure you eat properly as well. Have a nice long bath, DH can run it for you and stick all your fav smellies in there, you only need an hour or so to recharge.
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