Hi,

We've been co-sleeping ever since about 8mths due to DD's lack of sleep and her frequent night wakings therefore it's enabled me to get more rest as I'm not having to walk the halls all night long and getting out of bed 3-4 times is a killer! I love co-sleeping and have noticed an even stronger bond between us since we've been doing so, it's really nice having her so close to us all night long.....

However, the last few weeks she's been waking up even more and more through the night and sometimes hourly... just for a feed or a cuddle or whatever.... she's 10 months old and I'm finding I'm as tired as I was when she was a newborn...... (well, almost!)

My question, does co-sleeping make them wake up more often because they know we are right next to them???? She's getting her top teeth through, they're cutting through now so I know she needs that extra comfort and she's in pain but this has been going on for weeks and I'm just so tired. She's sometimes feeding 1-2hrly in the night and it's really draining me..... I KNOW she doesn't need to feed this often... its' just for comfort. I try patting her back to sleep, patting her tummy but she gets cross with me and just wants the boobie I don't mind feeding to sleep, I do this and I don't worry about creating habits or whatever I just do what works at the time....

We enjoy co-sleeping but would prefer to have her in her own cot but she will only sleep in her own cot for day sleeps and at the beginning of the night..... she ends up in with us at the first waking of the night.....

My DH slept in the other room last night just so he could get a straight 6hrs sleep..... I can't remember the last time I got to have that.... let alone 4hrs straight sleep
I know this is all part of parenting..... I'm just tired.

I thought co-sleeping was meant to make you less tired????

I just feel I don't get that 'break' you know of a night time...... she used to sleep alot better than this and I would feel i had a break at night even if it was just 4-5hrs you know?

*sigh* I think I just need some Mummy hugs and reassurance that soon DD will let me sleep longer than 2hrs.