hello!Im sorry i might not have much good advice but i just wanted to say your doing so well!!On your own and everything must be super hard!!I also have gone threw similar and many people told me to do the old crying it out thing which i know some arent too bad like they give you different ways of doing it but my husband wasnt supportive so I in the end bad i know is gave her a bottle,its the only thing that seems to soothe my DD,she hardly wakes now in the night but if she does i give her one,and usually if i give her one before sleep she seems to sleep longer,has he got a little blanky or soft toy he likes?Mine never did until she was injured and now is attahced to it so that helps,sorry im not much help,I do have a few books that helped me i can write the names of but all i can hope is its a stage beause thats what it seemed to be for us,i really feel for you because i know that especially when your on your own it must be so hard and you must need sleep to cope!Do you have anyone who can help?
Oh hun...do you think maybe it is because your DH has gone? He is sprobably missing him and cant deal wiht it emotionally...their little brains arent developed to deal wiht stuff like that yet....20mins out of your night is no big deal when it comes to getting him to sleep happy and safe so keep doing that....would you consider co sleeping wiht him till he feels confident to go back to his own bed..that will eliminate you sleeping on the floor and you will both probably sleep better ?
I do the night stuff alone as DH is a baker so I know how you can get so emotional when your triying to sleep! Your doing a great job, just remember he will only need you to help him to sleep for a little while and you will be happy knowing he is happy Good luck xxx
I think there is something developmental going on, in addition to teething and you DH going away. My DS is very similar in behaviour, we have thought maybe scared of the dark, so have left a light on, too hot/cold. We have often resorted to staying in his room untill he has fallen asleep, there is a matress on the floor at the monent, due to increaing cold and for my comfort at 35 wks PG. Also, I or DH can doze or fall asleep if able, DS can be chatty. We have on occasions left him to have a cry, we had 5 mins or whinning this morning before he resettled.
I hope things settle down for you, I know DS will settle for DH quicker sometimes becasue he has missed him all day and likes his dad, I suspect the troubles you are having is more becasue your DH has gone away. Good luck, I hope your DS improves soon.
Hi girls, thanks for your replies. DS had another one of "THOSE" nights last night where he was awake from 1.30am till 3.30am even with me on his floor! So in the end took him into my bed, slept till 7.40am!
Had always thought the co-sleeping thing wasn't for me, but maybe if we both get some sleep then whilst DH is away it will be worth going down this track if it works!
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Oh hun...do you think maybe it is because your DH has gone? He is sprobably missing him and cant deal wiht it emotionally...their little brains arent developed to deal wiht stuff like that yet....20mins out of your night is no big deal when it comes to getting him to sleep happy and safe so keep doing that....would you consider co sleeping wiht him till he feels confident to go back to his own bed..that will eliminate you sleeping on the floor and you will both probably sleep better 
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