My DS was sleeping right through but over the last two weeks we have started a never ending cycle of night time wake ups. He goes to sleep around 6:30-7 and the evening is usually ok. However, anywhere from midnight onwards he starts waking up because he's found himself on his tummy and seemingly "can't" get back. He freaks out and screams. I go in, don't look at him, settle him back down and walk out. He will either start crying or by the time I've got back in my bed he's back on his tummy. This then goes on and on and on, sometimes for hours, him getting more and more upset and me getting very frustrated. I don't know if it's becoming a game for him? I usually give up (I know this is the bit that's going wrong) and take him into the spare bed with me where he falls asleep in seconds. This is not something I want to continue with. I've also tried:
Rolling up towels down the side of his cot to prevent him rolling.
Putting him on his tummy in the day as much as possible and encouraging the rolling from tummy to back. He can occasionally do it.
Taking him out of his gro bag as wondered if it was hard for him to roll back.
I feel I'm doing the cc method sort of with going back in and settling him but wondered if anyone has any other ideas? He usually has a short nap around 9 of anything from 15 minutes to 50 minutes and then another sleep around 2 - sometimes for 1:40 hrs is that too long?
TIA
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