Right there with you. We have a co-sleeping 10 m.o. who was up last night every 20-30 minutes until just after three. I actually slammed my hand against the wall because I was so tired and frustrated and even raised my voice to tell him he HAD TO GO TO SLEEP (which, of course, did not work and made me feel awful). He does have a stuffy nose, so it was worse than usual, but he's typically up around 5 times a night. Sometimes it's easier than others to get him back to sleep (which almost always requires nursing, but it's never easy and he never sleeps more than 2 hours at a stretch or maybe 3). He is EBF, so DH can't help. We've tried and it just doesn't work out for us for him to help with even a diaper change...I'm still up, so why bother? The sleep thing is the hardest thing for me as a parent and I didn't anticipate how awful it would be and how sick I would feel from being tired sometimes. I am fortunate in that I am a SAHM and can often nap when he does (he is not a great napper), but I can't always fall asleep when baby does. I do believe in co-sleeping and continue to plan doing it, but good gravy, it's really hard. I doubt it'd be easier with him in a crib...we tried that early on and neither baby nor I were sleeping any better then. I refuse to let him CIO. I have heard about The No-Cry Sleep Solution, but am worried it'd just be another thing I'd try that wouldn't work and then I'd feel even worse for having failed something that works for others. I guess this too shall pass, but I wanna know when. Now would be a good time.
