DS is four months and is becoming more and more excited by the world. Consequently, particularly when overexcited or overtired he cannot settle, even if he is dog tired. He goes to sleep at night after his last feed at 6ish and wakes up a couple of times a night, which I don't mind - he glugs down milk (BF) and settles back to sleep easily.
During the day, however, when he gets really overexcited and cannot settle to sleep, I cannot seem to do anything but feed him to sleep. Sometimes he does settle on his own if I reassure him by a warm hand on his tummy etc, but then I can leave him and he will go to sleep with a few sleepy groans. I hold him and this used to make him calm and sleepy but he has taken to headbutting me and sort of fighting me so I put him down again, but he can't switch off. If I feed him, however, he is so tired that the first let down happens, he glugs it down in minutes, and then he falls asleep. I can then easily put hm in his cot, he stirs, but will fall asleep pretty much straight away. Clearly this is entirely natural, and very useful! but I am wondering if I am setting myself up for problems later on. Or is he hungry, and if so why won't he fill himself up at the feed he had an hour or so before!
Wise words from MNers very welcome.