i have a gorgeous 8 month old son who is a delight and a happy cheeky little man. but i'm having trouble with his sleep and need some help desperately. my husband and i differ on our methods so i feel like i have to do it all (as he prefers to control cry or cry it out).
here's out routine at the moment
7am bf
8am breakfast (weetbix with milk)
9am nap (fingers crossed for 1 1/2 hours)
11am bf
12 noon lunch (fruit or bread/cheese)
1pm nap (1 1/2 hours)
3pm bf
5pm dinner (meat & veg)
bath, play
7pm bf & sleep (often falls asleep feeding)
the probelm is that he then wakes up 3 (or more) times during the night. usually around 10-11pm is the first waking, and then around mindnight & 2am. then he sleeps until around 5am at the moment.
i have been feeding him at 2 of the wakings, but not at the 5am or then he is not hungry at 7am. i want to stop feeding him at night but it has been the quickest way to get him back to sleep as i'm so tired. he has never slept through, though he did used to sleep 6 hours when he was smaller.
if i don't feed him at night i find myself walking around the house with him, more to keep myself awake and not give in to feeding him so i can get back to bed. i know this is just creating another problem.
for his day naps i p/u p/d but probably hold too long when i p/u. he often cries when i go into his room!
i feel like there are so many problems i'm not sure which to start with. do i deal with one at a time or is one affecting the other?
he is also teething and sick at the moment which is not helping either.
i also have a 3 yr old which i find it hard to spend an hour doing p/u p/d when she also needs my attention.
where do i start?
thanks in advance for your ideas.
Belinda