My 8 1/2 month old baby, Nathan is having such a difficult time. I don't know what to do, but I know I can't do CIO. I went to the peditrician today to rule out any physical issues. (Didn't think there was, but had to check). She suggested CIO. 
He's never slept more than 2 hours straight in his entire life. He is fully breastfed, non circed, non vaxed healthy, normal little guy. Because he is a twin, I assumed he was hungry quite often. By six months I realized his nursing sessions in the middle of the night were not for food as much as it was the only way he could fall back asleep. He suckles for 30 seconds to 2 mins and then he falls back asleep.
He wakes up every 45 mins to 1 1/2 hours screaming. It's like night terrors. And, he can not relax and fall back asleep easily. The only easy solution is the boob. He's not hungry, it's just a coping mechanism.
I'm exhausted and he disrupts the whole house with his screaming. It takes a few seconds to sit up, get the boob to him etc. That whole 10-20 seconds he screams at the top of his lungs. There is no muffled whines at first to give us the idea that he is about to wake up. He just screams. And he's not happy. He's tired. Poor baby wants to sleep. He doesn't want to play or hang out in the middle of the night, he wants to sleep, he just doesn't know how to.
He doesn't even nap well. He takes a 20-30 minute morning nap and a 45 - 1 hour afternoon nap. I realize sleep needs are different for everyone and he may not require the amount of sleep his twin or my older DS need. But he certainly needs to sleep at least 4 hours straight and feel rested.
I'm at a loss on what to do. But something has to change for all of us.
He's never slept more than 2 hours straight in his entire life. He is fully breastfed, non circed, non vaxed healthy, normal little guy. Because he is a twin, I assumed he was hungry quite often. By six months I realized his nursing sessions in the middle of the night were not for food as much as it was the only way he could fall back asleep. He suckles for 30 seconds to 2 mins and then he falls back asleep.
He wakes up every 45 mins to 1 1/2 hours screaming. It's like night terrors. And, he can not relax and fall back asleep easily. The only easy solution is the boob. He's not hungry, it's just a coping mechanism.
I'm exhausted and he disrupts the whole house with his screaming. It takes a few seconds to sit up, get the boob to him etc. That whole 10-20 seconds he screams at the top of his lungs. There is no muffled whines at first to give us the idea that he is about to wake up. He just screams. And he's not happy. He's tired. Poor baby wants to sleep. He doesn't want to play or hang out in the middle of the night, he wants to sleep, he just doesn't know how to.
He doesn't even nap well. He takes a 20-30 minute morning nap and a 45 - 1 hour afternoon nap. I realize sleep needs are different for everyone and he may not require the amount of sleep his twin or my older DS need. But he certainly needs to sleep at least 4 hours straight and feel rested.
I'm at a loss on what to do. But something has to change for all of us.
from 8-9 months was the worst sleep time for us. DS woke every 15-30 minutes all night long, plus would stay awake for 1-2 hours in the middle of the night pretty often. It was awful, I was a mess. Then, he started walking at 9 months, and it got a little better. I think it was developmental as well as teething. He is still a crappy sleeper.. Wakes on average every hour.. but it is better than it was back then. I see you have twins, is it possible to cosleep with the one that wakes so often? Just for a little while? Could it be teething pain? Have you tried Hylands Teething tablets or Motrin?
