Hi this is the first time on posting a message on the site so pls bear with me if not sure on all the lingo!
My DS is now 14 months and never been a great sleeper. Instead of getting better he was getting worse in that he would end up in with us every night and was having two bottles. I wasnt going to bed with my DS then getting up when he was asleep about 12 to do the lunches/bottles etc for the next day.
After a year of completely no sleep and being shattered i decided to take a week off work and get him into his own cot in his own room which I have done half successfully. he now goes up to bed at 8.30 and I give him his last bottle in his room and he goes to sleep pretty much through that gradual sleeping pattern with me putting my hand on him. I tried the controlled crying without much success.
My problem is that he goes to sleep from 8.30 but wakes at 1am every night. i dont think he is hungry just wants a cuddle. I have done this but then he is unsettled for the rest of the evening and wakes again an hour later. Until about 3am i give in and get him in with us as i need some sleep to go to work the next day. I am not sure why he is waking. He has only been in his own room about 3 weeks? Do you think this is another faze? Not sure how to get past this 1am slot? I thought he might be frightened of waking in a dark room so have left a dim lamp on but it still needs to be happening?
Any suggestions welcome pls.