Hi Nadine. No real words of wisdom. Know that you're not alone . . . there are so many of us struggling to hold it together while our 'babies' don't sleep. You will feel so good when you get through this and have still been gentle with your little one.

What I wanted to say is that Kai was an absolute nightmare sleepwise for the last 2 months of our pregnancy (he has always been shocking, but this was stepping up to a new level) and I was freaking out about how we would cope with getting up 7 times a night PLUS a newborn. And the 3 nights before Jade was born he was unbelievably bad. But, just about from the day we got back from hospital, his sleep improved. He still woke up but not nearly as often and was really easy to settle again. I personally believe that they know something major is going on and it makes them very insecure. (he was also very clingy during the day). Once she arrived it was like he felt " oh, is THIS what's going on. That's not so bad!"

So, I can't really help you get your little one to sleep better, but wanted to say that perhaps it won't be as bad as you are imagining once your new bub arrives.

Good luck!