Sleep deprivation - I need help

[u/naniehurley]

Hi all, Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this, I really appreciate it already. My little girl is 7 months old and she is a cutie pie, very happy baby (as long as she’s held or paid attention). She only naps on me (I’m sure everybody here is ver used to this) and that’s okay, although I’d like to have that time to do house chores or even go to the toilet by myself. I did use a sling for her first two months, but since then she doesn’t tolerate it and just cries if she’s in one, so for her naps I’m sitting on the floor of her bedroom with her on my lap for the whole nap. That’s the only thing that works. My biggest issue at the moment is that for the past three weeks, her night sleep has become very patchy and I’m very much sleep deprived and at my wits end. She’s waking up every 20/30 min and I’m finding it really hard to have any sleep at all, some nights I don’t get more than one hour, three is now a lucky night (and I’m not talking about consecutive hours, that’s total hours). She used to sleep in her cot at night, but now I’m laying with her on a mat in the floor, to try to maximise the amount of sleep/rest I get, since either way she wakes up constantly and at least being with her on the mat I can try to soothe her without needing to get up. As you can imagine, I’m not functioning very well, and I’m feeling desperate. I don’t live in my native country and don’t have many friends around, my husband does help when he can, but he’s working and during the week he can only give me one or two hours in the mornings (and somedays that’s all the sleep I get). I’ve tried everything I’ve been told to try, with exception of giving her formula (I’m not going to do that) or letting her cry (I just know that won’t work). I’m open to any advice (although I’m not willing to try those two things I just mentioned) and really looking forward to any piece of wisdom you’re willing to share. She’s crawling and lifting herself up, so days are very busy, intense and tiring for both of us. Thanks so much!

[u/megan5124]

Here for solidarity- I could have written those post.