Hi
DS2 is 8.5 mths and we are having terrible sleep problems. He often wakes several times a night and recently has been waking and takes two or more hours to settle. We are exhuasted as this has been going on for the last few weeks. he has never been a great sleeper but never as bad as this. He has severe reflux and also wears a helmet for plagiocephaly so lots of things could disturb him at night. He has also had continuous colds for the last 6 weeks and gastroenteritis for last week which is what seems to have really caused sleep problems.
Basically if he wakes one of us goes in, offers him so water and cuddles him until he seems asleep. This used to work and he would go down. But for the last week he wakes as soon as hes down in cot and screams blue murder. So we have decided to do CC aproach. But it just seems so hard to know if thats the right thing as we are not absolutely certain if there is anything wrong. He has not been eating well or drinking much milk so he could be hungry. It could be the reflux. It could be belly ache from the recent bug. Is CC the wrong thing to do under these circumstances? We leave him for 2 mins, 5 min, 10 mins, 15 mins and he is still screaming. So we leave him another 15 mins and he is STILL screaming. So in the end we end up cuddling him to sleep which works as he is sooooooo exhausted from almost an hour of crying by then.
Its a complete nightmare. We are so tired. I was aout for a walk with the pram the other day and the pavement seriously looked an option for me to sleep on, I really could have laid down in the street.
He is not an easy baby in the day either. Cries a lot and is clingy so I don't get much done. He does generally nap fairly well.
Really need some advice, tips on what we could try, whether to stick with CC, how long to leave him to cry etc.
Please please help.