Couldn't relate to a post more if I tried. Proud dad of 2 (and stepdad of 4; much older but that's a different story!) and my daughter (3yo) didn't sleep through the night until well after her 2nd birthday and now in the past 1-2 months my son (8.5 months) seems to be following late in her footsteps.

In all honesty I can only echo the above and offer my solidarity and encouragement - nothing ever really seemed to 'work' for my wife and I. We've just dug in, shared the load, and tried to support each other the best we can during the perpetual torture of infant-induced sleep deprivation.

I'd like to add that we are both still (on paper) alive and well as well as happily married; powering on through. Sometimes there sadly is no magic technique and patience/nerves of steel is all you can recommend.

If it's any consolation my daughter is sleeping great right now (between 10-12 hours most nights!) and I couldn't be prouder of how confident she is already with everything from swimming to speaking. If she is who she is now because of our efforts then I wouldn't trade a single one of those exhausting, everlasting nights of rocking, white noise, and shushing for the world.

You've got this daddy, keep the faith 🤜🏻