I REALLY need some advice from anyone who has gone through similar. I have a 2.5 year old
Boy who is still v keen on breastfeeding despite my attempts to say no, to offer water etc. He is a strong Little chap and pulls at my clothes and breast. I co slept with him due to exhaustion but have managed in the last month to get him sleeping in his own room but the problem now is that I am having very broken sleep as I respond to his regular waking, cries for me and I end up breastfeeding him back to sleep and sleeping beside him most awkwardly and uncomfortably. At this point I am so sleep deprived I have little will to tackle breastfeeding during the day or anything else for that matter. I feel a wreck physically. I am also 8 weeks pregnant.
My husband has never done nights with him except whilst on paternity leave. This is because he has a gruelling commute daily, a demanding Job as a doctor and in addition has never been home in time to take over the bedtime routine. Now that I am pregnant he is keen that I stop breastfeeding ( as am I) but he doesn't really realise how hard it is for me to do that particularly when I am so worn out. We have discussed him taking a week where he takes the monitor and going to our son and offering a beaker of water at night to break the night feeding but I am not confident this will work and not is he. Does anyone please have any advice? I do not want to leave him to cry. I need to get on top of this soon as I am desperately tired but also because I don't want to either be feeding him and a newborn or trying to wean him when baby arrives ( December so at least I have time time). Anyone been through similar? Please help!
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Help! Pregnant and desperately sleep deprived due to 2.5 year olds night waking/ b feeding
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Mosquitoburrito · 23/04/2017 19:51
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