Mom burnout?

My baby is 7 months old and learned to crawl a couple days ago. He even stands up in his crib now instead of napping. Along with this came a sleep regression. Last night he woke up 6 times, drank 3 bottles, and I changed 4 diapers. He napped a total of 30 minutes today spread out. I was able to get a 3 hour nap in but I’m still so exhausted and I find myself getting frustrated and even angry at times. Idk how to cope with the fatigue and sometimes I feel like I’m doing everything wrong. The house is a mess, I’m anxious, and quick to anger. It’s causing stress on my relationship with my boyfriend and idk what to do. I’m a sahm and currently looking for a part time serving job to return to some kind of normalcy. I feel crazy and honestly the anxiety is making me feel sick. Sometimes I literally feel like I’m going to pass away from the stress. My boyfriend says it was my dream to be a sahm and I should be happy but most of the time I’m not and question why I ever even became a mom. I love my baby, but this is harder than I could have imagined.

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Don't worry about the house. You need to focus on your mental health and the baby, the house can wait. Have you taken baby to classes? That can help a lot with the mental side. Also get out with baby and go for a walk. It will help a lot with sleep. Breathe, you got this. Also talk to your dr about what you are feeling.

Not a popular suggestion, and obviously you don’t have to take it lol! But sleep training saved my sanity. And both of my kids were much happier during the day as well. Either way, I know how hard it is.

First off, you’re not alone. I’ve gone through very similar and even had to be hospitalized while my bf was working. If you can, get a maid or babysitter for a day/night just so you can rest.. reach out to family. Talk to your boyfriend about giving you a night or two. I’d also recommend meds.. they helped me tremendously.

I'm so sorry you're feeling this way—you're not alone, and you're definitely not failing. Sleep regressions and big milestones can be so tough, especially when you're running on little sleep. You're doing everything you can to care for your baby, but you deserve support too. You're doing an amazing job, even when it feels hard. This “phase” of life will be over before you know it :)

@Brittany I sleep trained him to two naps a day one at 10:30 another at 2 and bedtime at 7:30 and he did good with that for a while up until recently.

@Ellie I walk 3 times a day with baby in his stroller

This is the 7 month sleep regression. Ours was exactly the same, bub learnt to crawl, pull to stand and cruise furniture. For us this sleep regression lasted about 5 weeks. Sleep deprivation is HARD. You and your partner need to be kind to each other. He needs to do extra housework. You need to bring in family support if you have it.

@Ella unfortunately we don’t have any family able to help nearby but I may check with his mom and see if she wants to take the weekend with him. Since he’s in a regression and just learned to crawl it might be too much for her 😅

Yeah but can she come around and help clean the house?

@Ella she is an addict and she’s been clean for 12 years but coming to the town we live in triggers her bc it’s where she used. She’s only come like 3 times since the baby’s been born

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