my 9 month old ds is struggling with his sleep and has been for a couple of months now. He used to be amazing, he started sleeping through at 12 weeks old for 10 hours each night but the last couple of months have been hell.
things have improved slightly since he has moved into his own room 3 weeks ago - we are no longer disturbing him and his cot seems much comfier for him that his next2me crib.
we have a lovely bedtime routine and always have - bath, story, bottle and bed for around 8pm. Most nights I put him in his cot awake and leave him with Ewan the dream sheep and he falls asleep himself which I know is a good thing. However at the same time every single night…. 1am …. He is Awake and balling his eyes out. I mean that awful shouty cry. He won’t stop till I pick him up and cuddle him. I try everything… calprofen (for teeth), white noise, heater on to warm his room, teething gel, milk. He falls back asleep in my arms but wakes soon as I begin to lower him into his cot! So I have been sat awake holding him till about 3am till he’s in a deep deep sleep so I can put him down again. But he is awake sobbing again shortly after. My partner works long hours which involve long distance driving and I worry about disturbing him and him being tired while driving. He has almost fallen asleep behind the wheel when he has got up during the night to help me.
I have tried co sleeping and my partner has slept in the spare room so ds can sleep in bed with me, but he still sobs so loudly in his sleep even though I am right there next to him! Even when I pick him up he continues to sob in his sleep and I’ve no idea why.
this has been going on for so long, I am exhausted, but I am back at work at Christmas and I work long days. How will I cope with such lack of sleep???
Anyone else experienced this?