Ok, sorry if this drags on, i want to make sure i give enough info.

DS (8.5months) has taken up not sleeping, every 30 mins a night i am up to him taking anywhere from 20mins to 1hour to settle him and as for day sleeps, well they dont exist! i am tired!!

he has never been a good day sleeper but of a night i could bank on at least 10hours from 8 weeks old! maybe getting up to replace dummy once or twice. by the time he was 5 months his day sleeps also improved and he was sleeping 2hr of a morning and 1.5 hours of an arvo. and i have a good routine in place ;

up at 7am bottle
7:30 breaky
9:30 bottle and bed
11:30 wake and lunch (well at least he used to sleep this long)
12:00 outside/park
2-2:30 home bottle and bed
3-4 awake and snack
5:30 dinner then bath, bottle, cuddles and bed

i never had an problem now all of a sudden he just refuses to sleep unless im holding him!! and i havent rocked him to sleep for MONTHS!!

he has been diagnosed with asthma after three cases of bronchitis so i know that illness played a roll in his bad habits but he has been well and health and on a asthma plan for around 6 weeks and he still hasnt returned to normal sleep habits!

i guess im really just looking for advise and support, i have no family or support around me and i dont know where to turn, or where to begin to correct his "new" sleep habbits! i CANNOT stand to hear him cry it gives him asthma attacks and he becomes terribly clingy!