Hi DS2 is doing really well. A typical night involves a longish sleep from 9 o'clock till maybe 2am, although a few times till 4am. He is EBF and we cosleep, and although he has a bedside cot, he is actually cuddled up to my side. When I don't do this he hasn't slept more than 3 or 4 hours.
After that, sleep is a disaster: he feeds and sleeps in bursts of not more than 90 mins, mostly less, much less. I think he is full of windy as he is so wriggley. He is then up for the day at about 6ish. Which means I am not really sleeping past 4ish. Luckily DH is getting up with DS1 if he wakes or wakes early.
I went to the weigh clinic today and accidentally ended up crying at the HV, as I am so tired. She suggested, PND (No. HAd it horribly with DS1. I know today I was just tired and weepy when given attention. It is categorically NOT PND), giving him a bottle (I am not expressing. I hate hate hate expressing, and anyway, I am fine with feeding my baby myself), leaving him in his cot (he sleeps much worse when not next to me, and therefore I do also) and "in five weeks time, you could wean him!" . So not really in tune with my parenting style.
However, DS1 had reflux and was one of the WOrld's WOrst Sleepers, so I am not that sympathetic to myself as it is so so so much better this time round.
But I am still exhausted.
Any advice for improving sleep between 2am and 6am?
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Could someone nice please give me some advice on 11wo's sleep that doesn't involve the phrases 'stop cosleeping', 'express' and 'wean early'?
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BellaBearisWideAwake · 20/06/2011 10:18
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littlelapin ·
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