The loneliness of bad sleep nights is something nobody warns you about

Dad post

We're 7 months in and the sleep stuff is hard, but honestly what catches me off guard is how isolating it is at night. My night up getting up, 2am, baby won't settle, and I don't want to wake my partner. My friends without kids don't get it. My friends with kids say "it gets better" (helpful, thanks). My mum thinks I should just let them cry it out. Scrolling reddit helps know others are going through it but honestly I just need to vent to someone who's also awake right now and gets it from a dad's perspective.

Is anyone else finding this? And does anyone know of any dad-oriented communities where you can actually connect in the moment when it's hard?