My son is 8 months + 1 week old.
He has been EBF since birth. He is a great eater. He will have his breakfast in the morning (whetabix, porridge or toast) around 8.30 followed by a BF at 10ish, then toast around 10.30, lunch at 12 (fruit pot, crisps and ususally a squeegy sachet of puree) dinner at 5 (he eats anything, chicken casserole, fish fingers, mini waffles... veg fingers) you name it.
Hes not a chubby boy, hes 19lbs almost and the average length of a 1 year old... so hes big that way (length wise) he has 6 teeth and i can see no more coming in for now.
Anyway, during the day he naps usually 2-3 times by going to sleep in his bouncer, bath at half 7 every night, up to bed, breast feed and sleep. He literally wakes up every single hour and he has done this for the past 3 months. Ive always had some excuse for him (oh hes teething, oh he had wind...) but ive came to the conclusion now hes neither hungry, or sore and to be honest i now just cry the whole night because i am so exhausted.
I am on my own so no partner to help and im going back to work in a months time and have no idea how i am going to do this. Ive tried a dummy, hates it, tried formula or bottle and he hates it, tried supper then breastmilk, doesnt help, got white noise, doesnt help. Hes up every hour regardless of what is done and all he wants is to sook my nipple back to sleep... if its for 30 seconds or 30 minutes, he comes off when hes fell asleep and as soon as i move to put him down he latches back on for a second until hes down.
Im literally at the end of my tether and verging on depression.
Can someone please help me?!
The only thing i havent tried is self settling as he gets so worked up its horrible to see....
Please someone, anyone
A very tired mummy.
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Kat90kee · 08/11/2019 07:51
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