6month doesn't sleep much, tell me how to improve his routine

[whatamess100]

Hi,

Dc is six 6 months old, i dont think he sleeps much, and when he does, he doesn't sleep for long.

He isn't the most happiest of babies, and he has reflux, so he is very, very clingy, i can not leave him for a second with him screaming. I have to carry him in the sling or on my hip, im so worn out.

Im wondering if anybody can help with advice as to what i can do to get him to sleep longer in the day and maybe it will improve his mood.

His routine is as follows

5/5.30 wake
5.30 bottle 7oz
7.30 breakfast
8.45 ( school run) nap in the car for 45/60min
10/10.30 bottle 7oz
12, lunch
12.30 nap 30/40 mins ( contact nap)
2pm bottle 7oz
2/2.30- car nap 60 mins
3 30 wake
5- tea
6 bottle 8 oz
7 pm bed.

Tonight, he had a bath at 5.30 after tea because he was covered in it, he had a bottle at 6, and he is flat out now, but he does have a cold.

It sounds like he's getting quite a decent amount of day time sleep? Over 2.5hrs over three naps is more than either of mine slept in the day. Totally get the exhaustion though as for two of those naps you aren't actually getting a break.

Really, i assumed the two hrs wasn't enough. My friends' babies who are similar age have 2hr stretches of sleep, so i assumed he wasn't having enough sleep.

How does he wake up? As in does he wake up crying or is he quite content? If he wakes crying he could probably do to have a longer sleep. Have you tried getting him back to sleep when he wakes - so if you rocked him to sleep with the contact nap, when you see him stirring after 40 mins (normal baby sleep cycle), you rock him again so he links his cycles and dozes off again?
How does he sleep through the night? I don’t mean does he sleep through as it’s completely normal for him not to at this age but does he generally sleep well at night or do you struggle then too?

My 5.5 month old will only do about 3 naps of 20-40 mins each a day.
She's content most of the time so I feel like it's enough for her but babies vary so much in how much sleep they need.
I also find she needs more some weeks vs others.