I really hope someone can help because I'm losing my mind.
4 month old DS won't sleep, naps for half an hour in day and won't nap any longer unless in car/pram.
At night he feeds every hour, I've been in bed since half 9 and the longest I've slept is an hour. He just managed a whole 10 mins between transfer and waking.
He does sometimes wake in pain so have been rubbing anbesol in gums.
He is ebf and I have given up caffeine (so no more chocolate) and fizzy drinks and I'm drinking camomile tea as recommended by a lactation midwife.
When he wakes in the night I offer both boobs, although at the minute I am struggling to stay awake long enough to do that.
We have also started having set nap times during the day and a bedtime routine.
We get up about 8, he naps at 10,1&4 and bedtime routine starts at 7.
I really don't know what else to do, I'm at my wits end and really not enjoying being a mummy at the moment. DH is working so can't really help much at night and DS always seems hungry. I don't really have much other family to help, my DM and DFIL have both passed away and my DF has Parkinson's so can't look after DS by himself.
Does someone please have any advice other than it will get better as that little nugget is really not helping atm
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larlemucker · 08/05/2013 01:21
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