what to tackle first

[BibBabBob]

My DS has all the usual sleep problems. He can get himself off to sleep at night but then wakes frequently during the night (on average about 5 times, sometimes more). During the day his naps last exactly 30 mins and he struggles to get himself to sleep in the first place. I'm going to get tough this week. We've been doing some pu/pd technique which has helped a little but I want to step it up a gear and stop wimping out half way through. Obviously I'd like him to sleep through the most but not sure if it will be more successful if I concentrate on his naps then worry about nights once the days are cracked. or just go for it and try and tackle all at once. Any suggestions?

How old is DS and how many hours sleep does he currently have minus the disturbances?

Babies and young children are the opposite of adults when it comes to sleep, they need more both day and night and lack of good sleep makes it much harder for them to settle and to stay asleep.

He's 6.5 months. He sleeps from 7 til 7 at night, but probably has about 10 hours in total after frequent wakings. During the day he usually has 3 30 min naps though this isn't nearly enough as he's desperate for bed come 7pm.
I had been told that he will grow out of the short daytime naps and wasn't sure whether just to go with it for now or try resettling him after 30 mins (have tried this but rather half heartedly.) I do generally find that things go well when he sleeps more but its a bit of a vicious circle!

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and also get the book - the baby whisperer - helped so much with my dd who was the same - is he hungry?

HTH

ditto what psychobabble says - an earlier bedtime may help as it sounds like he's overtired. He needs to catch up. You may even find that a week of bedtime at 5.30pm may help.