Hi all
Advice needed please! I'm absolutely at the end of my tether with my son's sleep pattern and looking for any and all practical advice that might help us!
He's 8 months old, has about 20oz of formula a day plus 3 meals, 2.5 hours napping in the day (no later than 3.30pm), great bedtime routine (bath at 6.15, bottle, quiet time, puts himself to sleep in his cot by 7)
BUT every single night we follow the same pattern. He sleeps soundly from 7-3am and then we're awake every half hour or so before finally he's fully awake for the day at 5.30 and it is KILLING ME.
he's not waking for food, for a dummy... He's often crying because he's on his front but turning him over only rectifies that for a short while. He's not teething, not ill, his room is really dark and we are strict with not talking to him etc when we go in to try and settle him. Controlled crying just progressively develops into all out screaming.
I'm terrified that this is going to be his routine and we are going to spend years never sleeping for longer than a few hours.
Any and all advice very welcome (along with offers of overnight babysitters!)
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muminmanchester · 18/08/2016 06:53
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