DS woke up to 4 times a night up untill 12 mths ! we just heated up a bottle and he went back to sleep !!! its not "the right thing " to do but it worked for us and he slept a bit better , i found we was always hungry and a comfort thing ..
DD wakes 2 or 3 times a night for a feed !!
i went to the sleep school and to be honest its all about controlled comforting there , so the nurse was just saving you the trip and it was the most boring week in my life !!!
a lovely BB lady told me the name of a website and it worked well , google "sleep and settle" dcdau and give that a go maybe ...
it suck being woken , i am a zombie today DD woke at 10:50 pm and every 3 hrly , usunally she wakes about 2 am ... and then is up and down till when ever she decides to really sleep ..
i had to return to wrapping her .. over the last few days its been a big improvement !!
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try find a mummy that isnt tired .. comes with the territory
I would seek out a sleep school hon. They will teach you about sleep patterns and explain when to night and when to encourage self settling. Do you have the child health line number? I am not sure if I can post it but I will pm it to you. If not it is in the contacts of your red book you would have been given when bub was born.
DD2 was a constant night waker and she did not sleep through till 9months old, but by 6 months we started teaching her to self settle. However at 9 months her waking was only for a feed and then straight back to sleep. Yes I we did let her cry for a bit (not long and not until she was screaming). I stopped talking to her and just kept going back into the room to put her down. I did not put the light on and I did not make eye contact. Actually this worked best when DH did it...So I would tell your partner that her part of parenting is much needed at this time and you need her help...Just because she doesn't feed doesn't mean she can't parent iykwim.
HTH's you....btw this process worked for within a week.
my sister was in a simular situation when her daughter was younger & she went to the Riverton family centre (now called Ellen Barron Family Centre) im pretty sure its in chermside or near there but it maybe worth a try
How are things going Leasha? I only just saw this post and skimmed over it, so apologies if I repeat something already said.
We have only in the last week or so, started to sleep for apprix 3 hours stretches at a time! I felt like we tried everything too.
I have had the Riverton Sleep school suggested to me, which babi gurl has already told you they are now called, the Ellen Barron Family Centre. I did a search on here for the Riverton sleep school and wasn't too fussed with what I read. I think it may be controlled crying? So neither DH or I are too eager to get our butts down there.
I have started to use our sleep sheep again (it had flat batteries and a tired mummy keeps forgetting to buy some when at the shops lol) and am finding that DS is getting a little easier to put down if it is switched on.
Can't offer any more advice really..sorry. DH and I keep telling ourselves that it will get better..pity we didn't know when that would actually be happening hey!
Also, what has saved me heaps of times, is DH sitting up with DS when he flat out refuses to go to sleep. My DH gets up at 4am for work, and gets home at 7pm. When he jumps in the shower, most times he will take DS with him as well. If dinner is running behind, he might help out with that, and one night he even stayed up till 11pm to clean the kitchen for me...So, Shell can help out. especially when you are so frazzled by everything. I find it hard to switch off when DS sleeps, I'm always wondering if there is something I'm not doing right or can I do it better or differently...then I get an hours sleep and he is awake lol! hope things are improving since you posted
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hope things are improving since you posted 
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