I'm right there with ya! When my dd was younger I didn't mind frequent wakings so much because dd would gently nurse and then drift back to sleep but these days she has developed this annoying habit of nursing herself awake and then needs to be patted or rubbed back to sleep.
Some nights I have to resort to getting out of bed taking her out of our bed and transfering her to her own bed (with another 20 min back rub) to get her back to sleep. Then, more often than not she'll wake up an hour later pissed off because she's alone.
Actually what has kept me from going insane is the support of my dh. We do shift work to avoid daycare so she's usually content to fall asleep for him as long as she's been nursed and I'm not in the bed with them.
Perhaps it's time for your dh to play a bigger role in baby's bedtime routine. Like you could nurse ds prior to bedtime (in living room or somewhere else than his sleeping room) and then pass him off to your dh to do the rest (leave house for a walk so that you can't come to the rescue). It'll likely be ugly at first, baby's don't like changes but so worth it for both of them to learn this new skill...
Some nights I have to resort to getting out of bed taking her out of our bed and transfering her to her own bed (with another 20 min back rub) to get her back to sleep. Then, more often than not she'll wake up an hour later pissed off because she's alone.
Actually what has kept me from going insane is the support of my dh. We do shift work to avoid daycare so she's usually content to fall asleep for him as long as she's been nursed and I'm not in the bed with them.
Perhaps it's time for your dh to play a bigger role in baby's bedtime routine. Like you could nurse ds prior to bedtime (in living room or somewhere else than his sleeping room) and then pass him off to your dh to do the rest (leave house for a walk so that you can't come to the rescue). It'll likely be ugly at first, baby's don't like changes but so worth it for both of them to learn this new skill...
