I'm completely ragged. My DS is 8 months. He came down with a tummy bug last Thursday night. Woke up vomiting in his sleep at midnight and woke up puking throughout the night. He bounced back fairly well after 24 hours (although, unfortunately both me and my OH got the bug on Saturday night just in time for him to be full of beans and wanting to be up and playing), apart from his sleep. He's been waking every hour through the night. He's also teething rather ferociously. He has 4 top teeth in mid growth (bottom 2 already established) and now it seems he has 2-4 more on their way in at the bottom. Poor thing!
So, I'm giving him as much of a dose of Ibuprofen as I can at bedtime before he spits whatever of it he can out to try and keep the pain at bay. I did wait until his tummy was fully back to normal before giving him this - was giving him calpol before that. Anyway, he will only go back to sleep if fed. If I try to just stroke and shush him he cries, screams, flips about etc. If I try to pick him up for a cuddle to soothe him he screams, arches his back and pushes me away. Basically won't give in until he gets the tit. I want to comfort him as he's really having a rough patch but worried about the bad habits of only feeding to sleep. I'm worried that on top of the teething he's scared to go to sleep in case he wakes up being sick after his illness as he's a lot more clingy than he was with this first 6 teeth.
So, my two main questions are;
Will I ever get to sleep more than an hour or two in a row again? And can I do what's necessary (and kind) to get him through this and stand a chance at getting him into better sleep habits later?
Sorry about the ramble, but I feel a bit desperate at the moment! 
