DS is 8wo and for the last week or so we have been doing a routine of bath bed cuddle sleep. I stay with him after he falls asleep for a few minutes, leaving the light on, which then is turned off when we go to bed too. Generally speaking he falls asleep quite fast, by 7.30. He then wakes up again after half an hour or so and screams. It makes no difference to the volume if he is alone in the room ir not. Once he starts screaming it is very hard to calm him down, picking up does not usually make much difference. It takes him about 20 mins to calm down, znd he coos and grunts away for a while before falling asleep. Once he is asleep though when he wakes in the night to feed he goes straight back down again.
Does anyone have any advice for managing the wake up? I am no expert, but google seems to suggest it is transitioning from one sort of sleep to another that is the problem. Is this something that he will just eventually grow into being able to do for himself, or can he be helped along?
Thank you