My boy has not let me have a complete nites sleep since the day he was born last May. He is

now 8 mnth old ^& breastfed. His sleeping hrs are arnd 12.30 at nite & whatever i do to make

him get tired during day by playing only makes him cranky arnd 7 pm & he takes a 1/2 hr nap

then.After that arnd 11.30-12.30 is when he normally sleeps.

He gets up every 1.5-2 hrs, cries till i give him my breast for 5-10mts & then sleeps. I

tried the method of not giving him breast & letting him cry but he cried for 30 mts each

time & haar ke to preserve peace at 2 am i started giving gim breast back so that we got sum

peace. His sleep during day too is not been very peaceful. He gets up in 1 hr & then hunts

for my breast. No petting, rocking can get him back to sleep.

He sleeps with us & has his last feed of Cerelac arnd 8-9 pm.

I am at my wits end .. pls HELP ME ... thank you

Nidhi Anju replied. Hi ! I've been having the very same problem. My son is 11 mths old and no matter what I try, he just doesn't sleep without suckling my breast, whether its day time nap or night time. And he also wakes up 2-3 times in the night to take feed. What do I do ? Pls share your experience and help. I really could do with a good night's sleep ! hamsa replied. Hi,

I have the exact same problem. i donno what to do. but for last few days i have started with formula milk at night. he has taken well to the bottle and drinks very little and falls asleep. i am getting him into this habit as my hubby also can feed him and i can rest for a while. this is the problem with all breastfed babies...they become over obsessive with the breastmilk.

hope this stage will pass soon and we can sleep to our hearts content.

goodluck
Hamsa
shweta replied. hello nidhi,
i'm so sorry to hear what have u been going through. well do u family, friends, anyone who u can trust live around you. so they can keep him and u can get some rest during the day.
and can u have him sleep in the other room? like in a crib or something where u know he's safe although he's crying.
well, let him cry even upto an hour and don't pick him up as soon as he cries. try to have a habit of putting him to sleep on his own. i know it can be really difficult.

give him solid foods which will keep his stomach full and he'll eventually sleep.

the best thing u can try is to put him in the other room. and do what u think is the best. mother knows the best.

i hope u get some sleep.
ask your husband to help u once or twice in the night.he can take the baby when he wakes up. and may be eventually he'll understand that he won't get any milk.
he smells u, when u go to pick him up.

shweta