I've posted before about my DS sleep but really at a loss now! Any advice would be highly appreciated. DS is 12 months old and has always slept in our bed, he won't fall asleep by himself nor self soothe. This means that he needs to be either rocked or bf to sleep every nap/bedtime. When he wakes during the night (4 - 5 times) he will cry unless I bf meaning nobody but me can go to him - it's exhausting!
Tonight DP and I planned for DS to be put in his cot and for him to 'cry it out', I went to work as I knew I couldn't bear it and DP was up to the challenge. Cue me coming home to hear DS still screaming. Apparently he'd managed to escape his cot at first so DP had to stay in the bedroom with him. I eventually got him to sleep by feeding him and then got in his cot with him.
I don't really want to try this method again as it may sound pathetic, but it was really upsetting to see DS so distressed and it wasn't working anyway. Has anyone got any ideas how to introduce him to his cot in a gentler way? And work towards him sleeping through the night?
Thank you, sorry for long post.