Hi, I have a 5 month old son who often wakes at 1am and 4am for (bottle) feeds, more often he wakes only at 4ish and will settle back to sleep til 8ish. I know that doesnt sound so bad but I also have a 20 month old daughter who also still has a bottle at about 3ish then wakes up at 6- we're gradually making it more water than milk with a view to eliminating it altogether hopefully by December when I return to work.
The problem is that after I returned to work last year after having dd I was basically unable to function due to her day starting at 4am; I just cant face that all over again so if someone could tell me what you do/did with 5 month old that got them into a good routine of sleeping through, I would really appreciate it.
He sleeps for maybe 30 minutes, 2 or 3 times a day and will not sleep unless I am with him, so he sleeps in buggy or on us til 9.30pm then I take him up to bed, give him a bottle and he sleeps til either 1 or 4.
Does anyone have any advice? I am so tired that I feel like the 'answer' or plan of action is obvious but I am not picking up on his signals or not making a routine of sleeping through easy for him, which I should be doing.
Sorry this is so long and garbled 