With a beer in my hand because I don't honestly know what is going on with DS sleep.
He used to be able to self settle but now that he's a bit older it has gone out of the window.
No 2 nights are the same. Some nights, like tonight it takes 1.5 hours, a temper tantrum, him turning over and over in his cot but unable to get back, gurgling, playing and then more tears with me eventually cuddling him to sleep. Other nights he will fall asleep quite quickly with a bit of pat, ssshhh but will wake anytime between 2 and 6 hours later and we then go through the above.
I have tried leaving him to cry but he just gets hysterical and it takes longer to calm him down. I can't go back to that.
PU/PD worked ok but when he's wide awake and playful it doesn't work so I just lie in bed waiting for him to get upset before I go in and start the above!
He's never been a good sleeper. 3 x 40 minute sleeps in his cot. SOmetimes in the morning if hubby (who works nights) and I are a bit knackered we will bring him into our bed after his morning nap and he will sleep for another 40 minutes but that can be a bit of a hit or a miss.
He's on 3 good meals a day with plenty of milk. He's been crawling for 3 weeks now and is 7 months old.
I can't go on like this much more, especially as I am here 5 nights out of 7 by myself.
Is this normal and will it pass. Please help!