hon. I know how frustrating bad nights can be but i dont know how you cope with it night after night. Im cranky after just 1 night so you must super mum!

I was going to suggest the sound machine idea too. DS has one in his room and i find it really drowns out the noise in the house. We have a tiny house and ds goes to bed at around 6 so its not feasible for us to sit around quietly all night. Plus we have a dog who barks and when i have been in L room with the sound machine on you can barely hear it. Maybe its noises that are waking him up or the quiet of the night. If he falls asleep to your heartbeat and wakes to silence that might make him feel insecure. If you prefer the idea of a cd we have sounds of silence from target that worked quite well in the early days. I like the sound machine better though as it goes constantly. In fact i am looking for one to buy as if ours breaks we will be in big trouble lol. Plus you can take it away with you too.

Another idea is maybe if you buy a special bed time bear or something and sleep with it yourself for a week so that it smells like you. You can then have a bit of a routine at bed time where you go tuck teddy into bed, give teddy a goodnight kiss etc and if he wakes at night the smell on the bear may make him feel more secure. This worked well for a friend who was having sleep issues with he dd.