DS hasn't slept well for 10 weeks now. After some CC last week however, he improved massively and even slept through two nights in a row! We can now put him down at bedtime and for naps with minimal fussing which is great and we're really pleased to have our evenings back again. It never took more than 20 mins of crying thank god.
The problem is that he's now waking up in the night and he won't go back to sleep for 2 hours despite yawning and eye rubbing. The times vary between 1 and 230. He's also waking to start the day up any time between 515 and 615 (bedtime at 7). He wakes up grumpy and is tired again within an hour.
In the nights I've tried sitting with him while he cried as I had been doing during the day, but it just didn't work. He'd just doze off for ten mins which just seemed to re-energise him for more crying. After nearly 2 hours of the both of us crying I caved and rocked him to sleep. He'd then wake a sleep cycle later. I also decided I can't do CC that goes on that long. It's too awful.
So I figured that there's a reason he's crying and he wants his Mum so I've been trying cuddling until calm and sleepy, then putting him down awake but he either settles but wakes ten minutes later or as soon as he hits the mattress. I'm paranoid that I'm re-teaching him to need me to sleep.
I don't go to him until he's actually crying, I offer him milk but he's not hungry, water doesn't settle him for any longer than a few minutes. He's had calpol and teething gel. He seems to be pooing in the night more lately 
so his nappy gets changed when necessary. He's not napping too close to bedtime and he's not napping too long during the day.
I wouldn't mind getting up if he'd just go back to sleep but he doesn't! Last night and night before he's been up twice - first time he goes off with minimal fuss, second time is a nightmare.
In the mornings, he won't lie there happily. We HAVE to get up as he's crying for us. It's not that he's hungry as he doesn't seem to want his milk until usual time. Sometimes he's pooed but it's the same whether he has or not. He's grumpy and basically grizzles until his next nap.
Co sleeping settles him in the night but doesn't prevent the early wakings. I don't want to go back down that route though as I don't sleep well and DH has to sleep on the sofa. It's not for us.
NCSS doesn't have anything constructive to say on either issue. I have Amanda/Andrea Grace's book on its way.
I'm hoping someone might have some helpful suggestions? It's really getting us down now 
We made really good progress and it now feels like we're losing it again
TIA mumsnetters