Hi everyone,
I am desperate for some advice. DS now 4 months has been waking on most nights for the past month, almost every hour, some times after 30 minutes. Bed time is 7pm, last night he woke at 8, woke at 10 and had a bottle, woke at 11, 12, 12:30 am, 2 - was awake until 3:45 and breastfed, woke again at 5 and breastfed, then up for the day at 6am. On each occasion I would pick him up upright, pat him and shush him, hold him until he quietened, they put him down again. Sometimes he would settle immediate back to sleep, sometimes cry where by I would then pick him up again and repeat until he settled. I am trying to refrain from any form of CC and also as I have the twins, don't want his crying to wake them in the night. But I am exhausted and at my wits end.

His day sleeps are fine (1 - 1.5 hours at a time) and he settles at almost every sleep time with no fuss. I stopped feeding him every time he woke as it did not make a difference, obviously not hunger that is waking him. He is wrapped, not too hot or cold, in a cot but I sleep in his room, has the dummy on occasion but I also use to help settle at night, has a comforter that he loves, does not respond so well to patting, but does to rocking back to sleep, has just started farex but no difference to sleep.

During the day he is a dream and happy but I have to wonder what this broken sleep is doing to him. I can understand at this age maybe 2 or 3 times a night, but every hour?

All ideas most welcome, as I am struggling to be a happy parent to my girls also as am so sleep deprived and my patience is always on edge. Not so happy with how I am dealing with life and my kids at the moment. Thanks in advance x