Can some one help? 5 nearly 6 month old will not sleep at all!

[Rosebug258]

Hello

5 months and 3 week old ds will not sleep at all...kind of losing the will to live now!

I am really struggling and have no idea what to try now, health visitors were not much help!

His routine follows roughly like this,

7am out of cot, bottle of milk will only have 5 oz will not take a full feed!

8.00 we leave to take dd to childminders if I'm lucky he may sleep in the car if not will scream for the 15 mins car drive

8.30 home and I give him some breakfast baby porridge and fruit

8.45 try and settle for a sleep take up to 2 hours and if I'm lucky he will sleep for 10 mins

No sleep I give him lunch around 12.30 and try to get him off again no luck

Then that's it all day till I start bedtime routine,

5.30pm dinner, 6pm bath, 6.45 bottle will have 4 oz if I'm lucky them maybe just maybe by 9pm he will sleep till 10.30 then that's it will not take milk will not sleep screams if left in cot, coos and wants to play all night! I've tried everything to get him back to sleep

What can I try next? I'm at a loss, I need some sleep Dh is working away so he can't help

Should add untill 6 weeks ago he slept from 7.30-5.30 like clockwork

My DS is the same age and can be awake for 2-2h15 before he needs a sleep. Could it be you're trying to settle him to sleep before he's tired enough?

Might he have tummy ache from weaning? Is he pooing regularly?

He's has 2-3 poos a day, his tummy seems fine but it could be may be worth trying to cut his food slightly! I always give new foods at lunch time so if it does upset him I can sort him I know what not to give again for a while so far nothing has bothered him

It could be that im trying to early but by 7 I'm shattered, barely no sleep at night and not even being able to nap during the day is taking its toll and dh is not back till the 15th July :(

Will he nap if you drive round in the car or does he just scream? What about buggy?

Some days he might sleep in the car when I take my daughter to the childminders some days he just screams,

I walk the dogs every afternoon from 3-4 and take him with me in his pushchair and he's more interest in looking around you can tell he's tired too as rubs his eyes etc

My daughter was awful at sleeping. Too much to look at during the day and up many times overnight. I never did crack it tbh... She's much better as a toddler.

Presume you've tried blackouts, white noise etc? Drape a muslin or blanket of the hood of the buggy so he can't see out?

Are you near the motorway? Sometimes I find that sends them to sleep better as you're going fast and not stopping for traffic. My first would never nap at home so I did lots of driving!!

They say that they sleep better at night when they've napped in the day. So if you could get him to get some sleep during the day, I'm sure he'd settle on a night. But it's really tough when they just will not sleep. I feel for you...

Well last night I kinda lost the plot and tried a very laid back version of almost controlled crying!

I put him to bed a 7.15 in his own room and sat with him he cried for 15 mins I didn't pick him up just rubbed his belly and made soothing sounds, he slept till 1am cried for about 2 mins & went back off till 5am

He went down like a dream for his nap at 8.30 am a bit early but he was up at 5! Slept for 45 mins that's the longest he's napped during the day for weeks

I'm sure this was pure luck but will try again tonight I'm hoping this is some kind of break thru

Ha ha! He must have known you were in need of a rest! Fingers crossed it wasn't just a one off and he keeps it up. Wish mine would sleep like that (the 6mo AND the 3yo!!)

Have you tried acupressure - the sleep inducing point? My DD would fight tiredness and get over tired then it was game over. This little trick works really well - here's the into on it. Good luck! mydaughterwontsleep.com/2013/12/27/the-sleep-inducing-power-of-acupressure/