chasing the sleep fairy

I have had one of those days today, I just can't seem to be able to get anything done and am feeling the lack of sleep, If he is not asleep then he wants to be held or burped or changed or feed - one of the above but won't seem to settle if I put him down which makes it impossible to get anything done. We had a bit of a unsettled night last night with Paul trying to settle Oliver to sleep and finally giving in at 2.30am and leaving it to me. He tries to persist even though Oliver is crying & crying which is not doing either of us any favours as it distresses me just as much and makes my boobs full so I have to get up anyway and express for relief and drink chamomile tea to try and calm down. I just cannot bear to hear him cry in distress, and sometimes all it is that he wants his mummy. Think we will have to sit down and debrief on that as I do need a break but we need to be able to work together, there is no point in getting frustrated & there has to be a point when you know its not happening and try a different approach. It is still very early days and it won't be like this forever. I was able to get a 2hr cat nap this afternoon with Oliver sleeping in the snuggle bed next to me in our room, He woke at 3 and has resettled by 6 so I have a bit of a breather to start organising the dinner and rinse out some nappies.