Yes, DS sleeps well whilst being held, only after I've basically restrained him into submission though. He's always needed swaddling but now he's too bit and can escape, so we basically have to wrestle him into lying still so he can drop off...
ShitOnAStick I think if it was the other way round though, and I knew a friend had really been struggling with sleep deprivation, I would probably be a little more considerate in what I posted? I wouldn't lie if I was asked, but to go out and broadcast it does just seem braggy and a bit tacky...
BabysNewName Yes, people really don't like it when you're honest do they? They just tend to ignore what I'm saying and keep repeating 'oh, but he's gorgeous, it's all worth it!' etc etc.
MrsMook The only times DS has slept through is when I was up every hour with a chest infection 
I got all excited and then as soon as I was better he went back to normal. It's a gift they have, really.
JoinYourplayFellows That is true, I can handle the nights where we just have a quick feed or stick the dummy back in, even if it's every hour, it's the 1-2 hours of pacing, jiggling, shushing, begging and pleading that really destroy you. DH does his share of the night wakings, but we usually tag the other one in if we've been up more than an hour, because that's the point when we start eyeballing the windows...
Dwerf I will take that theory and cling to it, thank you...!