He just wants to be held all day......

[boomba]

Its really hard hey hun. wiht him being up every 3 to 4 hours that sounds really normal for his age.
Have you tried a sling or carrier? that way he can be close to you and sleep and you can still do things wiht your 2yr old? Maybe he needs more feeds? Also maybe try co sleeping...thats how I get my sleep or i would be a mess

He is still so little and you wont spoil him with cuddles. Just remember this too will pass and your doing a wonderful job xxx

[Jennifer13]

Just moving this thread to the general baby discussion area, since controlled comforting is more suited to this section.

[Ginger]

please get yourself a hug-a-bub sling. it will be the best thing you ever bought. i honestly could not have gotten through my ds2's newborn period without it.

[Shanti]

it's hard isn't it? I remember that all too well.... DD hardly slept much in those early months either and would wake after 30mins... it would take 30mins to get her down and she'd be awake 30mins later! Was very hard getting much done.
It's pretty common for his age that he'll wake 3-4hrly in the night time... for bubs this age it's quite often hunger not just cuddles they are after....
My DD is 12mths old and STILL wakes 3hrly in the night time...... *sigh*

Get yourself a great, comfy sling like the girls suggested, that will make it heaps easier on you so you can wear him while also helping your 2yr old. It must be hard with a baby and a toddler, I am not there just yet... so i can only imagine. but DD has always been a clingy velcro baby too.

This too shall pass.... keep up the great work!

[koru]

How are you going now Indigo? This thread is nearly a month old but I stumbled upon it just now - my girlfriend had a similar problem with her daughter and despite every sling and attachment parenting method under the sun nothing seemed to help until she took her baby to a cranial osteopath specialising in babies and after 2 treatments she was a new baby worth a try?

[indigo]

Thanks all for the posts. He unfortunatly has been getting worse, he wont sleep in his bed for more than 20 min. I have tried the carrier and sling which will work for a little while but unfortunatly most days I cant walk around with it too long as I have back problems. My hubby wants him to go to the doctor tommorow so he can go to tressilian or somewhere so we both dont end up insane......