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I don't know when it naturally would have ended since we got a sleep consult at 5.5 months. We had the same problem as you waking up so much, but I didn't have to go into work the next day since I SAH. Good luck, mama!

Stop it @grizz: you're scaring me!!!

Umm, it ends?

@looch: Hahahahahaha!! I was going to say the same thing!

There are lucky ones that never experienced any regression and I personally know them. Then there are the people like me it comes back from time to time. So it does end, but it comes back. My friend has it worse.... her DD is 20 months and still wakes up at 4am asking for milk! She was the first one to have STTN (10-12 hours) back then.

It started at 3 months for us, and went till 4 months. But we sleep trained, otherwise we probably would still be going through it. She was getting worse every night.

I know you are against CIO, so I hope you find something that works for y'all. It is so rough and trying to work on no sleep. Looking back no clue how I did it and even more kept us safe driving. I was so exhausted, I shouldn't have been driving.

We are starting to get better at 7 months but he's been sick so much that it's still hit or miss.

6.5 months when we sleep trained, who knows how long it would have gone on otherwise! He hit another regression around 8 months but at least we had a month and a half of good sleep in there!

@grizz: I haven't slept rained yet, but we have a horrible sleeper.i. Stay at home, but if I was working we would have has to CIO by now. As it is, my babe has recently started refusing to sleep at night unless I'm in bed, meaning in get no break and never get to see my husband. It's not sustainable. My relationship, my health, and my sanity are all huge parts of me being a good, attentive mom.
When things have gotten bad in the past, we have picked an end date...like, if nothing has changed by x date, we have to try CIO. That encourages me to be more proactive about trying other methods. And usually, by the time the date rolls around, things have changed again.
I am always scared to try something new because I'm desperately clinging to the crappy sleep I get now and don't want to lose anymore. But things like pick up / put down seem to have really worked for people.
I really don't want t do CIO before a year (that's our end date for bed sharing), but I also don't want to be sick all the time, get anxious or depressed, gain a ton of weight, and fight with my husband....and all of those things will happen if I'm chronically fatigued or don't get a break ever. My needs are as important as her needs.
I'm obviously writing this for myself.... but I hope it helps you, too. Sometimes i feel held hostage by my own kid. I think it's okay to find ways to sometimes prioritize your needs.