VQ i agree with stunt , lay it on thick with the Doctor. Yes, my LO slept OK with her latest dose of bronchiolitis, waking up when she coughed but being easy to settle again. But remember that we were expecting that bronchiolitis because of her sister, so she went to the doctor twice with the cold before it turned into bronchiolitis so when bronchiolitis did set in it was diagnosed on day one and physio started on day two. So it never got very bad.
She was breathing badly during the night but I think that was due to a blocked nose - she has caught my cold - but neither of us are coughing so I don't think we're at bronchiolitis yet. I'll take her in on Monday I think, as long as she doesn't get too much worse over the weekend.
I'm really sorry you are having such a bad time - when was the last time you took him to the Dr? Ask for a referral to a paed who might be better able to diagnose reflux or something else which could be bothering him. You are doing a brilliant job but you have to think of yourself too- you can't continue like this. Your older children need you to be in good health, as does J.
kirrin you say your LO would be a different baby if bottle fed, but think switching would be a purely selfish thing as far as you are concerned? I don't want to dissaude you from bf, but if you thinkshe would be a different baby in a good way it's possible that it wouldn't be selfish at all to switch or supplement. Babies like to sleep and be settled too. I hope I've worded that ok. I don't think that ff necessarily means more sleep.
My decision to stop breastfeeding was completely selfish. I just hated doing it. LO was great at it, I was producing heaps, but I really really really hated it. I felt so much better when I switched to ft ff, and I don't regret the decision.
RANT ALERT: I had a shite night. i told DH before going to bed that LO needed a nappy change, another bottle and her nose cleaning before putting her down for the night. An hour later he came in with her, waking me up with the light in the hall, and put her down. And he was back in and out every few minutes for an hour, each time saying but she was asleep. Turns out he hadn't changed, fed of nosed her. So he fed and changed her, and she went to sleep, no problem.
Except by then I was wide awake. Just as I was dropping off he came to bed and woke me again. And by that time there was no way I was sleeping. For the whole night I was kind of in between dream and awakeness, dropping off for a few pinutes and then waking up again. Agh.
LO woke at seven, so about eight hours sleep, which would have been nine if he had fed and changed her before trying to put her down. Grrrrr.