My 6 month old has been going through a sleep regression since 4 months. I dont know if you can call it a regression, or is this just her new baseline. To top it off shes super fussy these past 2 months, needs to be carried all the time, gets extremely anxious if Im out of sight. Again, dont know if this is a leap as its ongoing for 2 months, or just the way she is.

Im pretty sleep deprived cos she hardly day naps as well, and when she does I use that time to shower and do chores - cos when shes awale she needs me constantly. Im also pretty touched out and generally burnt out.

This culminated this evening when she woke up at 2am and cried unless I carried her - for almost 3 hours. I fed her, changed her nappy, applied teething ointment - nothing settled her. After 2 hours of holding her, reassuring her and trying to soothe her I became so frustrated I scolded her and became short with her. I even thought to myself that I shoudnt have had a baby 😭😭😭 She eventually settled back to sleep after 3 hours and I burst into tears afterwards - shes only 6 months and doesnt know any better... I cant believe I had those thoughts and I feel like she saw the worst side of me to..day and Im the worst mamma ever...

I honestly thought parenting will get easier but its more and more difficult