Another mn'er begging for help that doesn't involve controlled crying please.

[mummyscaryhouseonthehill]

DS is now 13 months old.

We have been bathing, bottle , story and bed from day 1 and he has not yet slept through.

I work from 7.45pm till 12.45pm 3 nights a week and he waits up for me regardless of what dh does. Then won't sleep unless I give in and hold him. I have resorted to co sleeping cuase he wakes every few hours to check I am still there.

Day time naps are a nightmare he hates gong to sleep what can I do?

The only person in our house getting a decent sleep is DD.

just got in from work and guess what

Tes ds is awake.

am off to try and get the little pea pod off to sleep.

2am before he settles then I tried putting him in the cot and he woke up again. Gave in and took him into our bed and he woke up at 5.30.

Don't see it as giving in. You're doing a great job

have you heard of the no cry sleep solution by elizabeth pantley?,great if you dont want to do cc and also if you cosleep.theres a thread on here for no cry sleep solution,lots of helpful advice.

Thanks moljam will go have a look for it in a minute.

Not at work tonight so am hoping to get him to sleep at a reasonable time. Wish me luck I may need it.

I read the No Cry Sleep Solutions when we were having a very hard time - no daytime naps and constantly waking up screaming throughout the night. I didn't think the book had any new ideas (it suggests the T-shirt that smells of you etc) but reminded me of the importance of a bedtime routine & lots of other obvious things I had 'forgotton' or stopped doing. I think it helped me just to go over those things again. Can't say ds is a great sleeper yet but he does have 1 good nap now (took 12 months to get there, but who's counting?!), goes to sleep by himself at night, wakes up MANY times but always goes back in his own crib with no fuss. The classical/ sleep music worked wonders for us too.

I'm really not bragging - I just wanted to let you know that it did get better for me. Hope it does for you too. Sounds like you are doing a great job . You sound incredibly patient for a mummy with very little sleep!

mamamaaargh - Thanks for popping over from post natal thread to offer support and advice I realy appreciate it.

Have resorted to co sleeping for now which doesn't bother me but dh isn't too keen although he did say that at least he is now getting some sleep.!!!!!