DS2 has never been an amazing sleeper, we had a period of about 2 weeks a couple of months ago, where he was waking once and going straight back down again, but that has gone out the window, and he can wake up to 4 times a night, sometimes for an hour or more, I just don't know what to do?
We only offer him one milk feed through the night (should I go cold turkey and drop this? We have tried water, but he just guzzles it, wants more an hour or two later, then wakes with a huge wet nappy at 4am) the other times that he wakes we settle him with a hand on his chest, it is hit or miss whether he will take a dummy.
He has never self settled, I have dropped him to one nap 12-2 and he goes down fairly easy for this (like at bedtime one of us will sit by cot with a hand on his chest) but 9/10 he's asleep within 10 minutes, however often wakes an hour into his nap and needs resettling...
He shares a room with his brother (almost 3yo) who doesn't wake when DS2 cries in the night, but I don't leave him screaming as obviously don't want DS1 to be disturbed too much, so we do tend to get in to him pretty quickly. Any ideas? Husband is very good and willing to help, and is home each night except a monday, so it isn't all on me, I have back up!
He eats 3 good meals a day, infact he eats as much as his 3yo brother, and has milk in the morning and milk before bed at 7, he is offered water through the day but isn't overly keen on it. We have a good bedtime routine with both boys.
Anybody?! Tell me it gets better? DS1 was sleeping through 7pm-8am at 12weeks.....
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13mo still waking 2-4 times a night...
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KW89 · 15/08/2016 21:54
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