Hello all. I too was sulking abstaining from the thread but here I am again. We've had a shocking run of night and days, dreadful, dreadful bedtimes with wakings every 10 mins, utter hysterics.... I wanted to weep. We also appear to be in the grip of separation anxiety, ds speed crawling 2" behind me, whining and mumbling like a little zombie. If I disappear from his view he starts shrieking, if dh is carrying him ds has a fixed stare at me like a guided missile.
Dh seems intent on fucking up ds routine, I don't think he even realises though I've told him countless times. I didn't want my life to revolve around ds naps but his sleep is so shit most of the time and when he's tired he's grumpy, sad, won't eat reliably and is bloody hard to get to bed. So I've now said we do things accounting for naps. Its not forever. I don't know what else to do.
So the 1st day dh organises that we go out and have ds awake over nap time, cue overtired baby falls asleep in car on way home, i drop dh at home as I've had enough of him and I drive about for hours just so ds gets some kip as the alternative bedtime is hideous.
Next comes dinnertime. TV blaring, yelling along to music, ds tired & crying when he was put in highchair. It didn't end well.
Next is bath time. Again, blaring shit music, ds crying and struggling. I'm making dinner with a clenched jaw. He just doesn't fucking get it that a relaxing song is not relaxing at volume 1 million or being yelled along to, to 'distract' him. FFS how dh has survived the last 2 days I cannot fathom.
Anyway, we have another tooth and a stinking cold. I feel awful now as I am ashamed to admit I did the shouty thing when he wouldn't stay asleep
I didn't notice he was coming down with a cold so horrid that has kept dh in bed sick today.
He obviously felt better last night as he slept from 10-6 which is his best ever stretch. Tonight he went down OK and is still asleep.
Ds is in his own room.....I'm there too, we're back co sleeping.
Well done those with improvements 