Every night is different but equally bad. He hasn't slept for more than 3 hours at a time in months, and it's usually more like 2 or even 1, or sometimes half an hour between wakings. Often he screams, sometimes for an hour or two at a time. I don't think he's hungry but I do usually feed him. Sometimes that doesn't help, he stays awake afterwards and cries. Sometimes he refuses a feed and cries anyway. He's not too hot or too cold, doesn't have reflux or any intolerances, he just does. Not. Sleep.
His sister was the same and only really settled down when she was 3, nearly 4. We tried everything with her and in the end nothing really worked except time. I honestly thought that this time round it would be better. It's not. So far it's worse. I cannot believe we are back here again, and I just don't know how we can go through it all a second time. I am exhausted, irritable, tearful, horrible. His naps are awful too - he did 15 mins at 10.30am, then 30 mins at 1.15pm, then refused any more sleep
until bedtime, when he screamed because he was overtired. This evening he was awake and screaming from 9.30pm till 11.30pm. When I wasn't in with him trying to settle him (DH and I took turns) I sat on the floor and cried...