Might be long so please bear with me.
My baby is 9 months old. He had never slept through the night and shows no signs of ever doing it. He wakes on average 3 to 4 times a night every night. I wouldn?t mind too much but I am back at work full time and it really is starting to take a toll because I?m too tired by 9pm to do anything and I struggle during the day. When he was younger I would bf him to sleep and he would go off in about 5-10 mins so I didn?t worry too much about how many times he was waking up. Now sometimes he is awake for up to 1 ½ hours and I often have to use a combination of breast and bottle feeding to lull him off. Also he:
Won?t take to a dummy
Has a really good appetite during the day (so I don?t think he?s really hungry)
Is teething
Will fall asleep in my arms and as soon as I put him down in his cot he starts and wakes up crying. It sometimes takes 4/5 attempts to put him down. I have tried to put him down drowsy but he just gets all frustrated, cries and sits himself up.
I am not too keen to try CC as a) might wake his brother up and b) did it with DS1 and found it v. stressful all round. However, I am coming around to the idea I might have to.
Anyway, I would love to hear from anyone who has been in this situation and come out the other end alive. Pleeeeeeease give me any tips you have. All advice will be gratefully received.
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inanidealworld · 07/03/2007 10:05
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