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He would sleep okay during the day, in his moses basket or in his "frog like" position on Paul or I, but it was the night time that we soon began to dread. He would have his breast feed at 10pm ish and then wake again around 12:30am and that was it, the bewitching hours began... He just would not settle and go back to sleep, much preferring to stay awake!
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I do remember one night, sitting on the bed, holding Daniel and just crying... Pure exhaustion, its amazing how lack of sleep can make you so much more emotional than normal.
I remember loving the day time, a gorgeous little baby bear to keep us smiling and entertained, but as soon as night time approached that dread would start, for us, it really was the hardest part of parenting.
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How long did it continue???? Months and months...
Even now at 2 years old he doesn't consistently sleep through, but it is soooooo much better - you kind of forget how awful it was at the start. The lack of sleep, the exhaustion.... Would I have another baby and risk losing our sleep again?
Useful links... So here's a couple of sites the NHS website which I hope may help you if you have a baby like Daniel who doesn't sleep!
[[http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/Pages/sleep-problems-in-children.aspx NHS help with sleep]]
--[[User:Sarahob|Sarahob]] ([[User talk:Sarahob|talk]]) [[File:Sarahob.jpg|64px|link=User:Sarahob|Sarahob]] 22:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)