I have a 10mo DS he has been ebf since birth although he can take a bottle (if I’m unavailable and only when very hungry) and he has a dummy which he uses for sleep. We did feed to sleep in the early days but moved away from that mostly, I usually cuddle to sleep with a dummy and he’s out like a light. However he wakes CONSTANTLY, at least every hour, longest stretch he ever does is max two hours, I don’t feed at every wake up but he still feeds 3/4 times a night. We also have split nights most nights where he’s awake for about 2 hours. I am beyond tired. Tbh up until now I’ve just taken it in my stride, with the opinion that it won’t last forever, I bank a few hours in the morning before husband goes to work and we contact nap during the day for me to catch up however I’m returning to work soon and this is just unsustainable. I’m a staff nurse in ICU and have peoples life’s at the press of a button there’s no way I could morally go to work with this little sleep. I’m wondering if stopping breastfeeding might help.
should also add we currently co sleep, he won’t accept a comforter and instead likes to touch my skin to sleep. Cry it out or CC not an option as he is a breath holder and I can’t allow my baby to cry until he goes blue and unconscious while I refuse to pick him up.