Sleep deprived long rambling post - DS used to sleep well until 4 month regression and nasty cold hit before Christmas. Took the advice that you do what you need to get them through, probably also with a touch of PND so the haze hadn't lifted fully, so I boobed him to sleep when he woke at night to make life easier. However, with a toddler at nursery the cold lasted 2 months off and on and then teething started, sitting started, weaning started, toddler potty training etc - all those lovely milestones happened and now somehow he's 7 months old and I have created a nighttime sleep association of boob!
He's a good sleeper during the day - up at 6.30, boob, breakfast, nap at 8.45 for an hour or so (without boob or crying), then milk, lunch, nap at 12.30 or so for 90mins, boob, cat nap at 4ish, dinner, bath, boob, story and bed by 7.30 - 8.00. No crying, happy little monkey.
But then awake at 11.30pm, 2.30am, 4.30, 5.30... and only gets back to sleep if I feed him. Guzzles the first time so that's fair enough but the rest seem to be just comfort. If I dream feed him I might get round to 1.30 but still 3.30, 5.30 etc so not really any better. If he cries long enough, toddler wakes up, comes into our room and won't settle unless I put her back to bed (cue hysterical meltdown if DH helps). So it feels like I'm running around but basically ineffectual! Crying this morning so clearly it's getting to me despite my 'of course I can handle it all' outward persona...
Oh, and DS is still in a cot in our room as neighbours are building a loft extension right by his room, and we have two holidays coming up where we'll be all sleeping in the same room with extended family, plus I'm away for 5 nights in a months time (great timing right?) and DH will be doing this on his own (and likely to revert to whatever works quickly). So do I start something now (if so, what?), or wait until things settle down (in 6 weeks) when he'll be 9 months and likely more set in his ways? Help?