My 5 month old has always had at least one feed during the night, sometimes two.
We started getting 4-5 hours of say 10-2/3 then 6 and we've always co-slept. Used to go straight back to sleep after feeding during the night but had to be held and rocked to sleep for the initial sleep at bedtime.
Now he will sleep 7:30/8- 12:30 (maybe waking for a feed in between) but from 12:30 onwards it's constant waking. Sometimes he's got his eyes shut but is whining, thrashing, pulling on his ear. He hasn't got an infection because he recently had a cold and his ears were checked several times. If I could put him in his own bed the initial stirring wouldn't disturb me but I've tried ignoring him to see if he will go back to sleep and he ends up waking more and then crying so it's easier to settle him when he's with me.
I've tried everything, white noise, rocking, feeding but he is so unsettled during the night at the moment. We were ebf and I've even started giving him a bottle of formula to see if it helps but it makes no difference. Once he starts after midnight it's non stop all night and I'm so exhausted.
I've been doing bedtime routine of bath, baby massive with bedtime baby oil and then a lullaby toy in the background while he has a bottle. I know you're supposed to put them down when they are sleepy before they go to sleep but I've tried and he just wakes up and then ends up crying which makes it harder to settle him.
Do I need to carry on with putting him down half awake? Or is he still a bit young?
I don't mind getting him to sleep but I'm wondering whether this is the cause of all the night wakings? Or whether it's just a phase... Or maybe teething?
I put him in his bed at 7:45 which is still in our room... ended up settling him 3 times after that and now I've just caved and he's lying in bed next to me. He's not even touching me though I don't know how he can tell the difference!
Any advice or experience welcome!
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Lbee123 · 26/07/2016 21:51
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