Getting 1 year old to sleep?

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My son recently turned 1, he’s my first baby I had him when I was 18 so I’m not an expert. He has a morning sleep and a short after noon sleep, and goes to bed about 7 half 7(in his cot in my room) I have to get him asleep in my bed then put him into his cot or he screams and cries, I’m in a flat so people would probably get annoyed if I let him scream. Once he’s down sometimes he wakes a few times and I have to give him his dummy but he then wakes up about half 10 for another bottle (after having like a 7 - 8 ounce at half 7 , but he screams and goes red in the face for more if I give him less ) but anyway he goes back to sleep (sometimes) , but then about 1am he wakes up crying , not for a bottle just to be in our bed then he will sleep through until 5 - 6am have his bottle and go back to sleep. I just really dont know what to do I’ve tried wheening him but he screams , I try to leave him but he actually does not stop I don’t know what to do he has a new cot which is getting used for like 4 hours a night , he has his own room which I wanted him to be in by 18 months but at this rate seems like he will be in our bed forever does anybody have any tips??? (Btw all the bottles he wakes up for have to be at least 7 ounces or he screams and stands up in his cot and throws himself back)

It might be time to drop the afternoon nap. DD was down to 1 nap by 12m.

How’s food going? Is he eating well at meals? Banana is a good food to save for the end of the day as it encourages melatonin which is the sleep hormone.

You could look up ‘gentle sleep training’ for some tried and tested methods to help them learn to go to sleep on their own (once they can self settle they’re less likely to need you for little wake ups in the night).

Honestly I don't know what to advise.. my son was like this at 12 months.. he's 21 months now and sleeps in bed with me still. He goes to sleep in our bed and stays there all night, usually wakes once or twice to check im there and then will go back to sleep! I'm too scared to change anything as he generally sleeps 6.30-7 with the 2 short wake-ups and before this he was up for 4 hours every night!!

Thank you I will literally try anything at this point, so I’m going to try all 3😄

Have you tried putting him in his own room? My DS sleeps on his own fine but if we're on holiday and he's in the same room you can guarantee at some point he'll cry to come in for a cuddle.

I'd drop down to one nap too.