I wrote a general appeal for help in the parenting column but still need some ideas so will post the sleep probs in here. Isaac generally goes to bed around 6/6.30 sometimes settling well and others not. He has a feed before going down but goes down awake. If he doesnt settle I go in cuddle and calm and put him down, walk away, continue this until he drops off. Not counting the virus that has hit him over the last week which has worsened things by far he generally wakes at 8, 10,12, 2 and 5 most nites. 5 is usually the start to the day. He is ready for bed by 8am and usually has another nap in the afternoon. He usually needs a few visits and cuddles to go down for his naps as well. He doesnt always need a feed when he wakes, he will sometimes resettle on his own or with cuddles. When will it end though? I am totally and utterly exhausted, he acts tired throughout the day but Im not sure what to try (not cc, we have tried a version of this which lasted about 9 nites before I couldnt take it any more, we let him cry 2minutes then went in, 2minutes then went in. He would settle but then would wake after around 30minutes and it would start all over again, the pattern did not improve even slightly over the 9 nites and he did not eat anymore during the day during this time, so I went back to trying to resettle and if after 15minutes of pickup putdown he didnt settle I feed him. Does this make sense. Also is it unreasonable to want to have a later start to the day when he just cant get back to sleep after the 5am wake up?