My DS is almost one and has never been a brilliant sleeper but we’re having a huge problem literally putting him down. I think we might be the problem but I’m hoping you guys might be able to offer us some advice.
So for all naps and bed times our DS is basically rocked/bopped to sleep with either us singing or shushing. We then put him in the cot but when we go to put him down he will wake up and scream. If we pick him up he’ll calm almost instantly and go back to sleep, if we leave him for more than a second he’ll scream to the point of almost chocking! We basically have to hold him until he’s in a deep enough sleep to be put down which can take up to an hour. He does this in the middle of the night too (2am seems to be his favorite time!) which is why it’s such a problem (I’ve recently gone back to work part time) and sometimes this is more than once a night. I don’t mind so much being woken in the night but he used to wake, quick boob back to sleep, back in the cot and all done in about 10-15 mins. It’s only in the last 2-3 months he’s taken to really protesting being put back in the cot.
I’ve done a bit of reading on here and I’m guessing the biggest issue is putting him to bed already asleep, but if we put him in his cot awake, are we just supposed to let him scream? As I’ve tried that in the day and he just cried!
Also, he’s not always boobed to sleep, my DH and I can also get him back to sleep with just cuddles etc but DH also can’t put him down without the screaming.
Any ideas of what we can try?