Hi I've posted before about my DS (now 8 weeks) who gets overtired easily. In the days I've been battling to make sure he doesn't get overtired and gets all of his naps. We've also introduced a bedtime routine to try and relax him.
However instead of getting an improvement, my DS's night sleeping has gone out the window the last week or so. Day 2 of his bed routine saw him stay awake from 7pm til 5am with the odd 30 min sleep here and there (achieved through swaddling/White noise/rocking etc. You name it, we tried it - even taking him out in the sling at 3am!!!!). This obviously wore him out so DS has been sleeping even more in the day. Since then the nights have been similar - although he has a proper awake period at about 1am where attempts to settle result in him screaming in frustration so we give up and play with him til he gets tired.
I'm getting increasingly depressed as nothing works in getting DS into a night time pattern - he was much better before 5/6 weeks. I thought he would get
more alert in the day but being overtired means he just wants sleep. A nighttime routine doesn't work (I've tried baby massage too which relaxed him but no sleep improvement).
I know this will pass but part of me thinks it won't. I think I'm boring my dh with my tears as I feel physically unable to manage DS at night as the emotional strain of trying to keep DS chilled in the day is too much.
Has anyone got any coping strategies? I genuinely think my baby is the worst I know during the nights - comparing him to others I know, he just doesn't sleep properly at night. Also in the day he just sleeps so much and can only stay awake an hour at a time - yet I was at a mum and baby gathering and their babies were all awake whilst mine just slept the whole time.
This is a long ramble so sorry. But I feel utterly useless and don't know what I'm doing wrong. DS isn't ill, he's putting on weight etc and seems happy in the day (when he is awake that is)! Why have I made him such a bad night baby?