Title says it all really.
Having 'done it all wrong with DS1" I was determined to get the sleeping right with DS2. Read lots of books and he was self-settling and sleeping 8-9 hours in a row when he was 5-8 weeks old. Then, the wind struck. Waking in pain once a night with awlful trapped wind that I had to bat out of him. He also had wind in the day plus spit up as most do at that age. Now 18 months, it has not got better with age, rather it is getting worse. No doubt habitual disorders are creeping into the mix, but the pain is genuine and went I manage to get a the noisy wind out or a burp up he goes back to sleep straight away. If the wind was not there I would happily do sleep training, but the crying is real. I am now up on average 3 times a night for between one and two hours of winding each session. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed core sleep. The health visitors blammed me for the problem a he doesn't eat a lot, but still drinks milk aplenty. To my dismay though, it seems to be the more food he eats, the worse he is. I offer everything, force nothing. He likes a lot of fruit and veg, some cereals no meat. (My DS1 had the same diet until approx 2.5 years, and eats incredibly well and healthy now). DS2 won't drink fennel tea, doesn't seem to respond to gripe water anymore. Any gems of wisdom out there most appreciated. Likewise a few words of sympathy for a mum who feels completely wretched and depressed a lot of the time. I know it must stop one day, but I'd like that day to be sooner please!