Struggling with baby sleep Any advice?

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I have a 4 month old little boy who goes to bed at 8pm every night, he’s flat out and sleeps really well until around 2.30Am when he wakes up for a feed. After this he really struggles to sleep, he will fall asleep for about half an hour then wakes up trying to trump and does this until around 8am when he has his next bottle, he flails his arms and legs around and cries out in frustration that he can’t trump but it’s only at this time of the morning but it’s every night and I have no idea why, can anyone recommend what I can do to help him get back to sleep and stay asleep and not having him spending hours obsessing over trumping?

Hmm, maybe try bicycling his legs and giving him a massage before bed in the evening. Might help relieve any wind before bed? Maybe do the same mid afternoon to give him several opportunities earlier in the day.

I do try this after his bath which helps him go to bed well but it’s just when he wakes up it’s weird how it’s the same time every night, I will try doing it more frequently though see if that helps thank you

Have you tried the massage/legs when he wakes up? If it's only at night, are you pacing the 2am feed properly/making sure he's not taking in too much air?

That sounds difficult. Its so hard not having enough sleep and wanting your baby to feel better.

I used to think my baby was struggling with wind as he was crying and trumping. But really I think he was just getting over tired and all the wriggling around he was doing was making him trump.

I have found that my second DS sleeps much better at night than my first and I wonder if its because I made these few adjustments...

I change his nappy before the feed rather than after as it wakes them up more.

I don't turn on any lights to feed.

I feed in him in the same room that we sleep in.

I give him a dummy.

I hope yours improves whatever you do.

Oh yeah also I give mine a bath at 10pm and bottle after that. As he has his longest sleep right after that. He then feeds at 3am then up for the day at 6am.

Cosleeping? It’s my only survival method.

@Lockdownseperation 100%, me my partner and baby have a lovely long nap every Saturday and Sunday together 😂 she sleeps for hours in bed with us

I have just tried massage and bicycle legs before feeding him when he woke up just now and he got loads of trumps out! So I’m hoping this will have done the trick! I already do all of the above on terms of nappy change before feeding no lights etc and he does fall back to sleep but then he wakes up again after about half an hour and starts obsessing over trumping, yes I end up pulling him into bed with us but it doesn’t stop him throwing himself about just stops him crying for about half an hour till he starts to nod off again then he wakes up and cries again it’s like a cycle