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We are at our wits end - our little boy 15 month just doesnt sleep at night. he wakes up 2 or 3 times - sometimes he wants a full bottle and sometimes he doesnt want milk. When he wakes up he is immediately hysterical and on being picked up doesnt always calms down immediately - often not wanting to be touched/held. However if we leave him in the cot hs bangs himself on the sides of the cot. We have tried everything from diluting milk to controlled crying ( he will stand up in his cot and keep going for hours.. one night was until 5am with only two 30 minute patches of actually going to sleep). He seems to be getting worse and at night now wont let his father comfort him or give him milk. We have a second baby due in two months and are at our wits end. He has a regular bedtime routine.. and on first going down will have his milk .. go in the cot awake and fall asleep - it is subsequent wakings where the issues normally start ( often first time he wakes is only 2 hours after bedtime). Should we persist with controlled crying or is this making things worse.. any other ideas? Im also concerned that when we try the controlled crying he stands up in cot and bangs his head on it which cannot be good.
Thanks