Hi GTTS
Thanks for commenting
I actually had a really productive discussion with my partner about how I've been feeling last night. It started with me explaining to her that I was going to try leaving him to cry if I couldn't settle him so for her to expect a rough few nights and ended an hour later with me having got everything off my chest. It left me feeling like I could let go of the guilt and start looking at my situation with a more positive and proactive attitude.
She then went to bed at 8pm and lo and behold the little angel slept from then until 1am waking up for one quick and easy feed then going straight back down!
I won't count any chickens just yet but after coming clean and sharing the burden I feel better today than I have for t least a couple of weeks.
Funny old game the parenting business!
Nick
Don't know if this will help, but when my oldest was a baby, he'd wake up and cry during the night at first. My solution was to put some bedding in his room and go to sleep next to his cot. If he woke up, I'd be awake instantly and settle him back down before he could work himself into a state, which also meant I got back to sleep quickly and my wife wasn't disturbed. I did this for about a week, after which he'd stopped waking up during the night and I was able to go back to sleeping in my bed.