Why is my little monster waking from 3-6 every morning?
My 11 mo has never slept through the night, but until recently he was waking 1-2 times to bf and then going straight back to sleep, going from 7:30 to about 7:00 every night, falling asleep on his own. I had just made the decision to night wean (but hadn't started yet, want to wait till dh is back from his business trip, no reason for him to miss the fun:) when he started waking at 3 and not going back down till 6! He then only sleeps till about 7:00.
If I feed him he cries when I put him back in bed, even after 30 minutes on the breast, whereas he usually ate in about 5 minutes. The first night I basically spent with him bf-ing the entire period with him crying whenever I stopped. If I don't bf him then he cries and cries. Last night I fed him once and then went in every 10 minutes to pat his back, he basically cried for 3 hours! I don't know what to do about this, it's awful to hear him crying and I am exhausted, this has been going on for 3 days!
I don't think he's sick, he has no fever and his appetite is excellent. I don't think he's teething, he isn't chewing or putting anything in his mouth and I don't see any teeth coming. He's been a bit cranky during the day, but so have I and I just put that down to both of us being exhausted!
Please, does anyone have any advice?
<em>edited by LJB2010 on 28/03/2011</em>
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