Worried and so sad

[Eatmycheese]

I am sat here the third night on the trot with a seventeen month old that won’t sleep.
He’s still breastfed s lot
Has slept with me every night (apart from about five ) since he was born. That’s the amount of nights I’ve had of unbroken sleep.
He’s teething badly but is very active all day, eats well too. rarely naps unless I go to bed with him which with two other children doesn’t happen often

He fights sleep
He won’t get in his cot for me his father his grandmas, anyone.
He’s just been running around in a massive tantrum and cut his gum on the tv unit I feel awful , because I had to go to the bathroom.

He’s asleep on the boob again now after five attempts to get him to sleep

Due to his dads work I’m on my own a lot.
I feel broken eith tiredness, snd never having even ten minutes to watch the news, have s cup of tea, do bedtime stories with the others etc.

So t know why I’m writing this, just to stop myself falling asleep I suppose!

His brother is s great sleeper, his sister less so but she’s a dream compared to him. They are both up with the larks so he’s woken by my hsving to get up (and not leave him in bed st 6am)
Can anyone offer any help or just a virtual hug as I love him so much but feel so down with it.
Might there be something the matter other then teething?

Sorry lots of tired typos

He is using the breast as a comforter. Time to wean I think. Give him a bottle at night time. He is probably teething badly it is an awful age for this. Poor little mite.

He won’t take a bottle, from me and it’s a struggle for others too.
I’ve tried them all

I was dropping two feeds sometimes three a day but then the teething ramped up and it was his only comfort. They’re coming through in odd order and he’s really in pain. It’s very hard to watch and I can’t give him any more pain relief tonight.

Mine lost interest in the milk so I topped up with cheese, yoghurt. Try a cup if you want him to have milk. Does he use a comforter, dummy. My friends little boy chews on his comforter which is the only way she can get him to sleep.

He regularly has two suppers and enjoys milk, water and diluted pure fruit juice in skippy cups snd is getting good with a cup
He had dinner st 5 pm, then a bath and then milk and a fromage frais in this high chair some toast and marmite and a bit of banana at 9pm, and some water then but he is really drinking on the breast not just nibbling. He must have a v fast metabolic rate ?

All three of them hated / hate dummies, not into comforters or a toy.
I honestly feel like I’ve tried everything

Thanks for your posts though.
He’s conked out now I will try one last time to get him into the dreaded cot!

Big hugs! I also have a 17 month non sleeper DS. Lying awake again as he is wide awake. Again. We also co sleep, no way will he go in his cot all night. Work today. I am shattered and despairing. Hand hold here.