1 year old DS is now in his own room and is able to settle well in his cot. He has his milk downstairs and then its upstairs for story. He is put in his cot fully awake and after 10 mins of rolling and babbling he is asleep. I stay with him the whole time, either sitting in the chair next to the cot or with my hand on his back if he’s a bit fidgety. Bedtime is 7-7.30pm.
He then sleeps until about 11pm and then starts standing up and sobbing. He sometimes cries out like he’s had a bad dream. He is then impossible to settle. He will grab at my hands and becomes inconsolable. It’s heartbreaking to watch so we pick him up just to calm him and then put him back in his cot. This carries on for however long we can stand it but is often 1-2 hours. DS often does fall asleep again in between but then is awake again 10 mins later.
We then give up in desperation and take him into our bed where he sleeps soundly until 6.30-7am
DH and I are now in disagreement about what to do. DH thinks we just try again each night and DS will eventually do longer stretches. I think DS is learning that if he screams long enough he will be taken into our bed. The problem is I don’t want to do any CC or CIO but me staying with DS and comforting him when he wakes doesn’t seem to work either
DS doesn’t have any feeds overnight anymore, just milk morning and bedtime. He eats a ton of food during the day and drinks plenty of water. He naps for around 2-2.5 hours a day, split into 2 naps.
Any advice would be great please
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TheSleeperandTheSpindle · 02/11/2017 08:26
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