help me get 11 month old back in bedtime routine

[misslollydolly]

My LB has never been the best sleeper but I did controlled crying & he finally started to sleep all night in his cot in his own room. But the past 6 weeks he has been a nightmare, most of the time he will go down fine but wakes at 11pm and will not go back down without a fight usually ending up in my bed. Some nights he won't go down at all & I end up going to bed with him at 7pm which means I'm having no time for myself in the evenings! Another thing, he's waking up in the middle of the night & is wide awake with loads of energy as if he thinks it's morning. He's now got used to sleeping with me & It's really draining me and I start back to work in a few weeks so really want to get him back in a good routine as I just can't cope with the sleepless nights anymore! Can someone help me please!

Is he getting enough/too much sleep in the day?

He's still so little that it's pretty normal. I didn't do controlled crying but my 18 month old DS's sleep has improved a lot (though he still wakes up in the night every so often) with a strict routine. At 5:30 he has dinner, bath by 6, massage and pjs, then four story books (baby ones so they're short), boob and into bed for 7. He's normally asleep within ten minutes with no crying. Get a routine and stick to it. I don't always do his bedtime at the same time each night but it's always an hour and a half long and the same structure. We've done this routine since he was 8 months old and most nights he sleeps 12 hours through.

Also I never let him nap past half two as then bedtime becomes awful where he isn't tired enough.

@@ComfyCosyGood he's been in a strict routine since around 7 months. When I say controlled crying he never really did cry he went down quickly similar to your LO but all of a sudden he just will not go down. We've really tried everything I can think of x

Have you tried moving bedtime? When DS was 9 months he went from going to bed at half five (early but needed) to going to bed at seven. That seemed to be the main difference in him sleeping through the night. White noise, a darker room, a fan on, a projector on the ceiling? Would any of them be worth a try?

I do feel bad for you though, it's hard when they're waking up lots!

before you did controlled crying, how were you getting baby to sleep @misslollydolly?