Our little guy is 6 weeks old and has spent his whole life very unsettled... He screams for 6 - 9 hours a day (basically whenever he is awake and not on the boob) and he won't go to sleep very easily at all (mostly only when he's fallen asleep on the boob and we very carefully put him into his cot). I'm living on a few hours sleep a day and it's starting to take it's toll... He's sleeping for around 6 - 8 hours per 24 hours.

We've tried everything we've been told/read about...going for walks, drives in the car, rocking, massaging, singing, patting, dummies (which he won't take) etc... I don't know what else to do and I'm going insane. My hubby is great, and takes bubs when he's here but even he is in desperate need of sleep.

I don't know what to do but I would be interested to know if any others are in the same boat? I know 'it will get better' (I've heard/seen that sooooooo many times I'm going to scream) but I'm curious to know if it's 'normal' for a baby to be awake and screaming so much? We know he is over tired to the extreme but it just makes things worse...I think if he would sleep just a bit then he would feel better and sleep easier next time.

I know why there are people out there with only one child...I never understood it before...