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Oh, I hear you, but some relief from needing to be held 20 hours a day and crying from 2:00-6:00 am is much needed!
Our 11 month is just starting to sleep through the night. What finally worked for us was a book called Healthly Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth. The bottom line is to let them learn how to soothe themselves. Our boy was colicky from 1-4 months and needed to held all the time. He learned to cry until we picked him up. This meant lots of sleepless nights although he seemed to be happy during the day.
It took exactly 2 nights of us letting him cry himself back to sleep in the middle of the night for him to figure it out. People that have done he same thing say it’s hard to do this, but I had hope that it would work, so it wasn’t too bad. He’s been sleeping through the night on his own ever since, about 6 weeks.
The same goes for naps. Put them in the crib and walk away. If they wake up from their nap mad, stay away. Chances are they’re still tired and will fall back to sleep. Only get them when they wake up happy, which means they are rested.
Good luck!
That will weigh heavily into the decision!
Sawbill Lake on July 11th and Mudro Lake on July 31st! 
