Drained .. suggestions??

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My son will be 9 months old tomorrow and I am physically and mentally exhausted . He wants me non stop 24/7 he will play with his toys for about 1-2 minutes then it’s me. My husband works 3pm-12am so it’s pretty much just me. He’s a horrible sleeper so I never get any rest, and I’m always tired ... 😔 Does anyone have any suggestions??

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I’m sorry I don’t have any advise, I’m literally in the same boat as you! I actually came to see if I could find some advise too haha! My baby boy is also 9 months and saying he’s a “mamas boy” is an understatement! He will bawl his eyes out if I’m not in sight. Sometimes he doesn’t even want his dad, He’s all about me 24/7! Nights aren’t easier since he tosses and turns all night and will wake up crying every half hour or so, all he wants to do is be latched. There are nights when I only get about 4 hours of sleep bc he is so restless. I feel physically, mentally and emotionally drained most days. I’m hoping and praying this phase will pass quickly.

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My 9 month old son is going through a similar thing! He used to sleep so well too and be more independent and now it’s constantly needing me to hold him or crying and won’t sleep in his crib at night and even if he’s in bed with me he’s tossing and wanting to nurse. I used the wonder weeks app and realized he’s going through a huge leep, teething and the 9 month sleep regression. A lot of my mom friends with older kids have been telling me their LO went through something similar and it got better at the 10 month mark so I’m just holding on until then lol Good luck! ❤️

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No judgment at all, but just curious. Did you always hold him/sleep with him when he was little? I'm just wondering because from the start my LO slept separate from me and I wasn't always holding him constantly (I'm very affectionate and love him to death but I also wanted him to be able to withstand being alone). He's able to wander around the house and play with his toys perfectly fine for some time.

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Look up Little Z’s Sleep Consulting. They have a podcast also and teach about how to help get your child to sleep. I hope you get the sleep you need because even though you’re a mom that doesn’t mean you need to be exhausted. Sleep is a thing!

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Girl same. It’s been so hard recently she’s gotten much more clingy and very fussy and not sleeping normal hours at night anymore :( her dr told me it could bea growth spurt or teething and when they go through those things they want momma more than normal. Expeaiclly since your with her all day your her comfort. I don’t have a lot of advice but one thing that has helped us is we bought a baby play pen on amazon for 100$ and I bought a mat because we have hard wood. Then put all her toys in there and the first few days she was so mad and didn’t want to be in there so I would go sit in there a few minutes at a time and once she started playing and got distracted I would sneak out and then ahe would be okay for like 30-40 minutes sometimes ! Now she likes to go in there and play with her toys .

Drained .. suggestions??

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