Hi, My DS is 5 1/2 month old. He's started not going down to sleep until about 9pm, even though he's exhausted. I have to feed him and feed him, then he just sleeps on me. I've tried formula, which he gulped down, has a few breastfeeds and still does the same! I thought I'd try PUPD, but he's still screaming after nearly an hour. I've even tied putting him back on the breast because I thought he must be starving, but he just seems to want to drop off on the breast. He wakes up as soon as he's put down. My first son was a terrible sleeper for almost 2 years and it nearly caused me to have a nervous breakdown. We almost didn't have another one because of it, which is why I am trying to nip this in the bud. Now we're here again! I don't know whether to persevere with sitting with him while he screams or to give in.
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PUPD, but not calming down, even with me there!
noeyedear · 28/08/2011 20:48
We used it to get DS2 off the dummy and got the plan from the Baby Whisperer book. It was also a wayof trying to stop night feeds as the HV said he didn't need them anymore. This is what I did.
He was breastfed then put to bed. When he woke up I would go to him and pick him up. I would hold him until he calmed down, not talking or looking at him (very hard that was he is very cute 
and then when he calmed down I would lay him in the cot and leave the room. I would go back and do the same thing as many times as I needed too. It took 4 nights and each night it was less times that I had to go in. I think the first night might have taken an hour.
HTH and ask if I can help at all.
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