Postpartum rage
Feel so ashamed to say it but my anger is so overwhelming.. at nearly 10 months baby’s sleep has drastically changed. Tonight he was awake from 12-3am crying whinging moaning, I cuddled, gave him calpol because he’s teething, brought him into bed, even gave him a 4oz bottle bcos nothing would settle him at all. (His last bottles been 8pm since about 5 months old) but NOTHING was working, I ended up near enough shouting please just shut up left him in his cot and ran downstairs and broke down, this horrific sleeping has been going on for 2-3 months now and it seems no end in sight. He was sleeping through amazingly from 3-4 months which is why I’m finding it so hard now!! it’s seriously taking its toll, I get so angry with EVERYTHING my partner, the baby the dog. It’s like sensory overload and now he’s finally out cold on my chest I’m left crying feeling horrendous for shouting and running off, his screaming was unbearable.
Have major anxiety depression PTSD after his birth a lot, but tonight I hit a new level of rage I wanted to run away
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Don’t worry I think this has happened to all of us at some point. Lack of sleep can affect you way more than you think, especially 3 months of it. You did the right thing by walking away to calm down. Have you considered speaking to a sleep consultant? I have a friend who did and it transformed her baby who now sleeps through the night after months of multiple wake ups.
My little one is the same, he’s currently been up since half 12 and he’s only just gone to sleep 😫 he was just whinging and moaning and then falling asleep and back up minutes later. It was infuriating and I just didn’t know what to do. I really hope the sleep goes back to normal soon because it’s becoming unbearable 🥱 xx