Teething and sleep question, please help as am feeling so alone right now :(

[LalaLeona]

Hi there, I just wondered if anyone can help me? My son (9 months) had terrible night waking for 6 long weeks with his first set of bottom teeth. At least we presumed it was that. The night waking started when the tooth buds appeared and he started all the symptoms etc. When the teeth broke through he started sleeping through the night for the first time ever for about 3 blissful weeks. Then the top tooth buds appeared and the waking started again. When he wakes I go and pat him and shush him but he wakes every two hours like a new born. I think he has become reliant on me patting him back to sleep. Nothing works to get him back off I try neurogenic, anbesol, teething powder etc. It doesn't help that he needs a lot of food to sleep through and when teething he goes right off his solids. Is this normal? I have never ever heard of another baby to be teething for so many weeks! He does seem incredibly sensitive to pain generally, the slightest bump he's in hysterics..so could just be his nature. I just wondered if anybody else out there had a baby like mine as I am losing the will :(

My 14mo ds has not stopped cutting teeth since 4 months... he has his 13th cutting now. As a result, I've not had more than 3 hours straight sleep since. And most wakings require a feed back to sleep... I am and look like the walking dead. I just keep telling myself it will pass. We cosleeping as it's easier than having to get up to him. Is that an option for you? No advice really, just a solidarity fist bump

My daughter was an awful sleeper when teething, milk was the only thing that settled her. I think it was the comfort of feeding her.

thanks so much for replying, its unbelievable how much teething affects some babies! nobody i know has one like mine, i feel like a freak or a failure as a mum, because he doesnt sleep, but i guess its not my fault. I think I'm a bit depressed. My daughter was a deep sleeper who's teeth never really affected her so this is a real shock. I really hope one day things do get better Orange! fist bump right back at ya

Totally normal I'm afraid. Some sail through teething without any issues, some struggle massively. Lots of &/ or helps.

Thanks only 16 more teeth to go.