hi helle

sorry to hear of your 5am troubles...

i feel like posting up my own thread about my DS's backward progress in sleeping. He is now in his cot after an hour, jumping up and down, refusing to take a nap. I think it's the heat + the whole xmas period put his sleep routine out of whack...it's driving me nuts (and definately not what we want in preparation for #2).

So maybe ignore my advice....

BUT if i can give you some advice..... i recommend attending sleep school, maybe you need extra extra support as you sound sleep-deprived yourself. They can help you get into a good rhythm, it's a matter of finding one that has a philosophy you're comfortable with.

We visited one when my son was 11 months old. We had been co-sleeping up until then and I was getting virtually no sleep at night as I couldn't relax. I was totally open to the idea, but extremely sceptical that it would work for MY child.... but it did! and we developed a great (gentle) sleeping pattern.

that now unfortunately needs some more fine-tuning. i wonder if i can book myself in again. maybe i'll wait til #2 is here and i'm really at the end of my tether!

Good luck!
Tanya