To want sleep?

[miniegg1980]

Sorry for posting here, but problem seems to cover so many topics. (also posted in chat gor traffic)

I have a gorgeous almost 6 month old ds2 who is the happiest thing during the day but won't sleep. He naps during the day for up to 45 mins (1 and 1/2 hours on a good day) at night he's in bed by 7 but can wake again anytime after 8.30.

I feed him at 10 and then he'll wake at 12, 2/3, 4, 5, 6,7. Screaming. He'll then have loads of wind which sounds like a real struggle and eventually calm.

He doesn't always want milk, but just screams as if in agony. Majority of time after 3 he will refuse his cot and only sleep on me. He likes milk for the comfort.

He was doing better until he got a nasty cough at xmas. He still has a constant blocked nose which the dr has told me he'll grow out of.

I started weaning at 4 months as he's a big lad (and with ds1 helped him sleep) with advice from dr and hv. But its not making any difference (has stopped him pooing up to 10 times a day). He loved it to begin with, but now its like he can't be bothered.

Dh thinks i fed him too early and should now stop until hes officially 6 months on feb 4th.

I don't know what to do. Tried baby massage and gripe water. Nothing seems to help. I need sleep!

Any advice more than welcome x

Could it be, since he is breast-fed, that he is allergic to something you are eating? I only ask because it happened with a friend - her breast-fed DS was allergic to all the dairy she was eating. She cut dairy out of her diet, and he was fine.

Sounds just like my bf DC who was eventually diagnosed age 2 with a dairy allergy and after two months on medication for reflux was a different child. We got no full nights until then. It was very very very hard so you have a lot of empathy from me.

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has replied, feel rhat there is light at the end of the tunnel (though hopefully not two years down the line Numerical!) i have the hv coming round this week to hopefully get the ball rolling.

Am now trying to wean onto the bottle by no offering a bf until 10, then if it is a dairy allergy he can switch to different formula (was ready to give up bf anyway) but stubborn little thing managed an ounce which i think was more due to chewing than sucking!!

Anyway, thanks everyone xxxxx