HI first time mummy, congratulations on your little one.

I too am a first time mum and my DD's corrected age is about 7 1/2 months. My DD is also waking every 2 hours if i am lucky at the moment. I have noticed the first tooth starting to push through down the bottom. Are any teeth coming through on William?

Sleep is a difficult issue but it sounds like there are multiple issues in your life right now. Your and your fiancee may need to discuss parenting approaches and try and come to a decision about what you will do. What books do you have? Have you tried No Cry Sleep Solution by Ellizabeth Pantley? Pinky Mckay? They are gentle approaches.

Williams waking could be so many things. I personally would not be listening to your GP, but that is just me. My DH and I discussed how we thought we would ike to respond to our DD before birth and often discuss how we are going, and are really happy with gentle parenting approaches. I think that if a baby needs comfort then provide comfort. If it needs fiood, provide food. I have demand fed, and co-slept since DD was 3 months. The exhaustion is more manageable as i do not wake as fully. But DH sleeps in another room so he does not get disturbed. Makes us all happier if he is happier ha ha.

At this age so much is going on in their little lives that sleep tends to go out the window. Is he getting onto his hands and knees or trying to? His waking could be related to a development stage such as preparing to crawl,or crawling or teething (like us at the moment ...grrr) and just wanting comfort.

You will see in this section and other parts of the forum that their are lots of threads with babies waking all the time, It is normal. More normal than sleeping through i think. We put too much pressure on ourselves, although i agree sleep deprivation sux.

Several mothers in my mothers group have done controlled crying and it works for them. One has gone to sleep school and another is on the waiting list so you are not alone. I cannot comment on those methods as we do not practice them but even with these mums the babies still go up and down with their sleep.

Have you felt anxious and depressed since the sleep started going haywire? Are you able to speak to someone about it?

Sorry i am not much help but wanted to let you know you are not alone.