Hi all,
Desperate, tired mummy looking for some more help/advice. My ds is 8 months and USED to be a really good sleeper until he got a nasty cold. After that it has been downhill all the way and i'm starting to think that i may never sleep a solid 5 hours hours again !
During his cold my dh or i would get up with him and move to a campbed with him, where he would settle back down 'till 5 or 6ish. Not great, but bearable. This went on for a couple of months until we came to the conclusion that he was never going to stay in his cot until we 'helped' him. This we have done and he now stays in his cot, but the wakings have gone from one or two, to three/four little wakings, to a big 2hr not settling at all in the wee hours !
In desperation i have decided to go back to GF (didn't work when he was little) and regulate his daytime naps. I started this yesterday and he was relatively happy all day, settled well at 7pm - then woke at 12.15 and we finally got him settled at nearly 3am I am going to stick with this ('cos i don't see any other option), but wonder how long this could take - and whether i am kidding myself ? Sorry for the ramblings, but am tired and a bit fed up. Thanks