At a loss with DS

[azazello]

DS is 8m. He is breast fed and sleeps in a cot pushed up next to our bed. He has 3 decent naps during the day, usually 9.30, 1ish and 4ish although it varies a bit as it depends when we have to drive DD (3) around.

We do bath/ story/ feed etc from 6.30 so I have a chance to have dinner and feed DD. Both bathe together as DH is rarely home before 8.

For the last week or so DS has been jumping up, shaking his cot bars and screaming. Last night this went on (especially the screaming) for 2.5 hours. DD can't get to sleep while this is going on, I can't leave DS to scream and can't leave DD to play so atm my mum is having to watch DD until DH is home.

He's then awake at least every 2 hours through the night. Last night it was every 45mins to 1 hour.

What can I do? I can't think or function. DH wants to help but wants me to tell him what to do and I just can't think!

Teeth? Give him neurofen, not calpol. It's stronger. Calpol sometimes doesn't work for teeth pain, IMO.

Could be the heat? Take off all unnecessary clothing.

You have my sympathy.

Thanks. He has gone to sleep tonight at least without absolutely excessive screaming... I did put some tooth gel on him which perked him up a bit but he's been complaining of teeth for 4 months now without so much as a glimpse so I've been assuming its not that . He's also down to nappy only so I'll see if that makes a difference.

3 naps is quite a lot at that age i think. maybe try cutting one out and see if that helps?

Teething maybe, or could be a developmental leap when everything turns to shit they are having huge changes, is he almost crawling/cruising or something like that?

I think dose him up with medicine before bed. If he wakes in the night, offer him cool water, maybe he is hot? Are you BF? What about a bedroom night light/music, for him to make the connection that it is sleepy time.

Maybe try shifting bedtime later by 10minutes as if he is having 3 naps, he may not be ready for bed.

I have been there. My DS went through a charming phase of waking 6-9 times in a night for a feed.

He is crawling and cruising. He has just started getting the idea that he might be able to let go when standing up so he might be working on walking (I so hope not!).

I am bf and he generaly goes back to sleep fairly well but thinks he needs a bf each time to settle him back so I have a horrible feeling I am now a dummy replacement through the night.

It's difficult to do much about the naps as they are taking DD to playgroup, fetching DD from playgroup and feeling asleep wherever he happens to be mid afternoon including in the highchair while eating.