HELP WITH 8 MONTH OLD SLEEPING!!

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Me again hehe. Sp my 8month old will only go to sleep if he asleeps on me or or my husband or put in his pushchair but still kicks up a fuss hes tired.
I can spene ages trying to get him to sleep at night. And when he wakes in thw night he will be awakw for hours messing about and then he does fall asleep its on me ans I go to put him in his cot and as soon as I do. He starts crying. And I can do this 3-4 times before he will settle.
Im getting so tired now and fed up with it. :( my friend told me about the crying to sleep routine. So did that and it was working and he didnt wake so much in the night. But we went on holiday for afew days and he wouldn't settle at all while we was away.. and ended up in bed with us. Amd now he has become a nightmare again. :( buy I hate to see him cry and get soo upset it makes me feel so guilty and I just want to cry myself :(
Has any1 used the crying to sleep and it work?
Im deprate now
Thanks

Hi
I am in the exact same situation apart from my ds will only sleep on me, every night he is in our bed, but he has to be on me, touching me or he won't settle, the same as you I out him back in his cot time and time again but in the end I give up because I'm so tired, iv got no advice really just wanted to let you know your not alone.
I haven't tried the crying to sleep method I don't think I could do it I'm in the process of introducing a comfort to see if that will help, he is breast fed and doesn't have a dummy

Hi. Im glad.im not the only one struggling. ( but sorry your struggling 2) ive tried a comfort as in my top which ive had one that day and he holds on to it. But yet when I put him in he knows its not really me lol he has a dummy but that still doesnt work. No hes not breastfeeding. I tried it but failed :(
I think my only option is crying to sleep. :( and im dreading it as it was sooo upsetting last time.
But my hv is useless! She came round once to help me with his sleeping ans ive heard nothing else from her. And I feel so on my own. My husband is here but hes not happy abput the crying to sleep. But ive told him that hes not thw one waking in the night with him. Its me as hes at work thw next day.
X

I know how you feel with the hv mine told me she was going to refer me to speak to there nursery nurses for some advice... 6 weeks ago...!

Iv tried using my top iv had on for the day but in the end I put my dressing gown over his mattress almost as a sheet so my smell was stronger, this helped a lot but didn't solve my problems.

I don't think dh's understand how you feel, mine has said we need to get him out of our bed because he gets no sleep!!! He gets no sleep I repeat ha! I go back to work next Monday and I'm dreading it because I an so tired already,
When are you going to start the crying out method again?

It seems when u ring hv for a problem or help they arent that bothered. But if they want to get to see u for check ups they are all over u like a rash haha
Well my son stopped at his nannas last night. Slept.for 7 hrs had a feed for half an hr and bk to sleep for 4 hrs.. and to night. Hes woke every hr since being put to bed.. amd I cant understand why :(
Lucky Im being a stay at.home mum so I don't need to worry about work... but I do feel for u if ur baby isnt sleeping and u have work. Tell ur babys dad to sleep downstairs hahaha
Going to try the crying to sleep tomorrow nite... im.dreading it.. but something needs to change x

I feel for you so much because our babies sound exactly the same, last night I put him down at 8 he woke about 9 went back off till 11:30 woke and then was restless all night long, tossing turning crying moaning, I tried calpol and sat on the sofa which then we ended up falling asleep but soon as I got into bed he started all over again.

Good luck for tonight, let me know how it goes? Does your baby not stand up in the cot? I would be worried my ds would stand up and fall over which he does a lot of the time x

have you read the no cry sleep solution? i have an emailable copy if you pm me. it's vey gentle, all about good sleep cues, how to teach them to self settle etc. worked a treat for us.