DS just turned one last week. We've had night time sleep issues starting about a month old. First six months, it was terrible eczema. We got it under control around the 6-month mark, but sleep didn't improve. He was also underweight, so we continued night feeds. I don't really mind feeding at night, but it's the hours of crying I can't handle. He wants to come out of the crib. We've let him cry it out. He will scream and cry bloody murder for two hours if I let him. I've tried the baby whisperer method of Pick up/Put down to no avail. If I give in and bring him into our bed, he rolls around and starts playing. He's up for at least 2 hours every night...sometimes continuously, sometimes on and off. I'm exhausted beyond belief.
He's always taken great naps. He sleeps on his own during naps and at bedtime. We have had a nice bed time routine since the beginning. I don't rock him or hold him. He's put in the crib awake, and he falls asleep within minutes on his own. I just can't figure out why he won't go back to sleep during the night.
- His crib is in our bedroom. We've been planning to move him to his room for the past few months, but because of his constant crying, I don't know if I can handle the night time parade between his room and our's at night.
- He takes a pacifier. I don't have to replug him as he can do it himself.
- He takes one 4oz bottle at night. Last night was the first time I gave him water in hopes of trying to wean him off, in case the night feed is the culprit.
- He takes one two-hour nap during the day.
Please help me figure this out. I'm desperate.