Poor 8 month DD is poorly with a bad cold, cough and a bit of a temperature. Not interested in solids so am breastfeeding more often, whenever she asks and am offering often as well. Am dosing her up with calpol, we are staying in with lots of cuddles etc. As a bit of background, she has only recently started sleeping through after we had to go to a sleep clinic as her terrible sleeping had driven me almost insane with sleep deprivation. We did gradual retreat rather than cc and it went very smoothly with very little crying.
The trouble is getting her down for her naps while she is ill. She wants to be cuddled with me all the time so is very upset when I put her down. She is coughing herself awake constantly so is only sleeping for 10 - 20 mins at a time. Normally I would leave her if she woke up after such a short time, she might grumble a little then go back to sleep, but she is getting very upset. I don't want to leave her - yesterday I left her for a bit, she sounded like she would drop off again but then upped the intensity so I went to see her and she had been sick 
. Felt awful. Same this morning, didn't leave her for as long, as soon as the intensity got up I went to get her and she was sick all over me. Not sure if she is waking up coz she feels sick, or if she is sick because she has been crying. She is so tired and really needs to sleep, but I really don't want to let her feed to sleep because that's how all of our sleep problems started in the first place and I can't go back to how things were. She is a very light sleeper and won't rock to sleep or sleep on me, she needs to be in her own bed now.
I got her down about 30 mins ago by shushing and patting her with my hand on her head. She cried but not for too long I don't think. Still feel awful, but know she is desperate for sleep. Just heard a cough and then a few wails, then silence again. Hopefully she will get a proper rest.
This is really just a long ramble, I guess I just want to know whether I am being an awful mummy for being strict on a poorly baby. I'm just trying to do what's best for her and make sure she gets some sleep, but I feel awful about her crying, poor little thing. When she's not sick she goes to sleep happily normally on her own.