DS is 13 months and had his MMR 9 days ago. His poos became very loose with mucus in and he developed nappy rash, which is unusual for him. I don't think it's a tummy bug because he is eating normally and has been fine in himself. After doing a bit of googling I discovered this is quite a common reaction and that sometimes they can develop temporary food intolerances. I've tried cutting out cows milk (he's still bf and is nursing loads at the moment so it's not a problem). Not sure if that's helping and I will take him to the doc's now that Xmas is over, but am pretty sure they will dismiss any notionof food intolerance - I really just want to rule out infections. It could also be related to teething.
The biggest issue has been the dramatic change to his sleeping pattern. Xmas eve he went down happily at 6.45 and slept til 6 which is his normal pattern. Xmas day he went down ok, but woke screaming at 9.30. I spent two hours trying to get him down again but he screamed hysterically every time I put him in his cot - very, very unusual for him. In the end I took him into bed with us. He took a while to settle and then woke again at 3.20 and had to be nursed back to sleep. Last night he started screaming as soon as put him in his cot. He spent the evening downstairs with us, pottering about happily and not in the slightest bit tired (he's usually knackered by his bedtime). When we went to bed I tried again to put him in his cot and again the screaming started so he had another night with us.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar/have any advice? I sleep really badly when he's in bed with us and he's back to nursing at night because he won't go to sleep without it when he's next to me. Sleepy nursing with teeth is making my nipples really sore. Lay awake in the wee small hours, being kept awake by a baby tossing around and kicking me in the face and a snoring husband, working myself into a panic about the onset of gut-related autism.