My little boy had got into a really good sleep routine sleeping from 8pm - 5am, having 4Oz formula, then sleeping again until 8am ready for the day.
Now, at 5 months, he has started to thrash around in his sleep, lifting his legs over the top of the crib (he is going into a cot soon as he is HUGE), taking his dummy out in his sleep then waking up crying. When I put his dummy back in he falls back to sleep but his wee hand slowly wanders up and takes the dummy out again and he wakes up crying with his mouth open looking for the dummy. He used to put his dummy back in but now pulls dummy out and chews his fingers in his sleep which also wakes him up.
He is teething really bad just now so has some Calpol before bed.
Also, sometimes I wake up with his thrashing around and when I look into the crib, he is sound asleep with both hands in the air waving around as if he is trying to hold his bottle or trying to reach out for someone. Eventually this wakes him up.
He goes straight back to sleep every time but it is his waking himself up every hour during the night that is the problem. My OH starts work at 6:30am and really needs his sleep so we have just got LO a cot and will put him in the next room to sleep asap (I am worried as he is not 6 months yet but it is not fair on OH to have his sleep disturbed)..
Any advice? The PUPD baby whisperer technique works fine but as soon as he is back asleep, his wee hands start flailing around again and he wakes himself.
Also, he hates being swaddled now and just wakes himself trying to get free of the swaddling blanket...
Sorry for long post....