Hi ladies,
I'm currently being driven totally mad by my 7 month old. Over the past few weeks he has become a nightmare sleeper, after being really good. He still goes down, wide awake, at about 6pm ish, really well. Lays smiling in his cot, not a peep from him, until he falls asleep - pretty much straight away. He has now started waking up - usually at around 11.30pm, and this pattern is reapeated throughout the whole night. I hear him suddenly start wailing - real, full on crying - but when I go in, he stops, sometimes even smiles at me - but he definitely immediately goes quiet. I can pop his dummy back in, stroke his head , do the whole ' shh shh ' bit, and he usually falls back to sleep. Only to repeat the whole performance maybe an hour later, sometimes half an hour later - maybe a couple of hours will go by - but he always does it again. He is not hungry. Not ill. He is in a Gro bag, correct tog for temperature. His room is very dark.He is not teething. Last night I was up to him 5 times before I eventually caved in and popped him in bed with me at 3am. I worry he will wake my 9 yr old daughter. I have also tried ignoring him - but he justs gets more and more wound up, so eventually takes longer to calm him.If I go in immediatley, I can get him back off again - but I cant keep going in there 10 times a night. I am a single parent, I am due back at work very soon, and I need this sorted. Why oh why is he doing this ? He has naps during the day which vary in length, but usually 45 mins in the morning and an hour or so at lunch, so he is not over sleeping during the day. Please help me with your wise words ladies, Im getting desperate. Thank you. Julia