6 week old is over tired

[fruitstick]

This is not a rigid routine question, just not sure what to do for the best He was settling into a good pattern, sleeping for one 4 hour stint at night, good naps during the day.

However, over the past few nights he has been woken up by DS1 (DS2 is sleeping in our bed as refuses crib, therefore when I have to get up to see to DS1 he wakes up). I've been feeding him to get him back to sleep even though he's not hungry as DH has to work and I don't want to wake him too. Trouble is this has meant that he's been snacking (DS2 not DH), no longer sleeping for long stretches and is very sleepy during the day as he needs to catch up. He's not feeding nearly so well during the day as I think he's hungry, feed him and he falls asleep after 10 mins, then is hungry 90 mins later.

So my questions are

• how do I get him back on track, not into a strict routine necessarily just back to how we were. I can't keep him awake as he screams and then is too tired to feed,
• how do I get him to sleep in his crib? Am happy to cosleep but with DS1 waking it's proving counter productive and he'd get more sleep if he slept by himself.

My two never had a problem transferring to a cot as we used the room for changing and they had time in their cots with the mobile on whenever I needed to get stuff done. Maybe if you put your ds in his crib little and often he'll get used to it quite soon.

I try that but he screams! He really hates it!

fruitstick have you tried putting something that smells of you over the crib mattress - a dirty t-shirt works well. Also, I found when my DS was quite young the transition from co-sleeping to his own bed was helped by padding his moses basket with rolled up towels either side of him. Also if you can have it right next to your bed you could put your hand over him while he is in it IYSWIM??

As for keeping awake to feed I used to change my DS's nappy if he fell asleep - or if it didn't need changing just take it off and wipe his bum with a cold babywipe - a bit mean but it worked and got him feeding again.

HTH - good luck!