Poorly baby great sleeping gone out the window!

[Newmum26]

So my little boy is 10 months and was sleeping through the night 7-6.30 and hasn't woken for a night bottle for a while.
On Thursday he developed a high temp and is now full of cold, snotty, has a cough and is just feeling crappy I think bless him. Obviously with being poorly his sleep has gone to pot, he was up crying several times last night and the night before and was awake for 2 and a half hours before he would settle back to sleep with a cuddle last night.
I tried to put him in his cot for his naps today and he is just getting upset which isn't like him he goes down for naps fine usually. He's now sleeping on me.
My question is, do I just put everything aside while he is poorly and cuddle him to sleep if that's what he wants, and go with what he needs? I am worried it will crest bad habits and he won't go back to sleeping well again when he's better! But then I also know he needs his mummy when he is poorly so I guess I just wonder if anyone has been through the same and their baby has gone back to sleeping ok after? Thanks ☺️ x

As you've already said, your little boy just wants you to comfort him. I wouldn't worry about it creating any bad habits at this point as it will likely only be a short-term thing. He just wants to feel better and you are the person whose cuddles make everything feel better for him. Hope LO gets better soon!

Cuddle your poorly baby! Please don’t worry about bad habits, he needs you that is way more important than any bad habits you might be scared of.

From 8-12 months, we were in a constant cycle of sleep regressions, illness and teething with a few good weeks sleep in the middle.

I would give her all the attention she needed through the worst of it, then gradually withdraw as she was better. There were times when she would get better and push me away because she no longer needed me and wanted to sleep on her own. Other occasions, she got used to me comforting her when she woke and continued to wake regularly in the night for me - this is when I gradually reduced my input by patting instead of cuddling, then keeping my hand on her instead of patting, then having my hand in the cot instead of on her etc etc.

Don't feel you can't comfort him right now because of forming bad habits, just give him everything he needs then when he's better, you can work at getting the independent sleep back. Mine is now 17 months and I still cuddle to sleep with her when she's unwell (fortunately not so often now though!)