Hi, I love my little boy to bits but am exhausted and just don't know what to do without sleep. I have not had more than 4 hours consecutive sleep for 9 months now, and it's making me ill. I have always breastfed and my little boy is now on solids too.
My LO will be 9 months next week, our normal routine is:
Up at 6, porridge with banana or blueberries at 6.45-7.
8.30-9am nap (60-90 mins)
11am breastfeed (5-10 minutes)
12 lunch pasta and fruit puree
1.30pm-2pm nap (45 mins)
3pm breastfeed (5-10 minutes)
3.30 snacks
4.30-5pm dinner meat, veg, fruit crumble
6pm bath, followed by breastfeed (5-10 minutes) and sleep
whinges about 8.30-9pm but settles himself
10.30-11pm wakes and cries doesn't settle unless breastfed - not sure he needs it but if I don't he cries more and gets louder
This continues almost hourly until 4.30 then I usually am too tired to attempt to put him in his own cot and leave him in bed with me so I can have 1.5 hours sleep
This all started when his first teeth appeared at 7 months prior to that he woke at 1am and 4 am. He now has 4 teeth and possibly another one about to cut.
He has a blanky which he cuddles up to and will sometimes chew, I have also given him a dummy but when cries won't let me put it anywhere near his mouth, yet does suckle it to go to sleep initially.
I am desperate for 4 hours sleep I feel numb now. Luckily he is an angel during the day. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
