My baby boy used to sleep ok (not great, but ok), only waking to nurse twice during the night and at other times he was relatively easy to resettle. But for the past 5 weeks he has been sleeping horrendously (he turned 10 months 2 weeks ago).
We originally put it down to sleep regression and him getting his first cold, but after 5 weeks, I'm exhausted and not sure how much more I can take!
He naps fine during the day, and will fall asleep in the evening relatively well, but wakes up about 3hrs later and then won't go back into his cot. As soon as we pick him up, he will normally relax and sleep, but the moment we try to put him down again (whether its 5 mins or 20 mins of him sleeping in our arms), he instantly wakes and starts crying. This was going on for 2-3hrs every time he woke up before we could finally get him in his cot again. And even then, he would only stay asleep for a maximum of 2hrs before waking up and we'd have to start the whole process again.
Now we've resorted to taking it in turns to have him sleep on us because we're that desperate to get some sleep! This is actually way worse than the newborn stage!
Has anyone else had a 10 month sleep regression that has lasted 5 weeks? Or could it be something else? As I mentioned, it also coincided with his first cold, could he have some remnant ear or sinus infection or something that hasn't entirely cleared up and is bothering him? He doesn't seem to have any symptoms for this tho, and I may just be clutching at straws.
He also already has all his 8 front teeth, and the molars are not expected for another 6 months, so I was ruling out teething, but now I'm wondering if it could be that?
Any insights or advice would be great!
TIA