good morning,
I'm new to this site but i am very desperate and hoping someone here can help me.
My baby is a sweet, good natured five month old who we sleep trained using PU/PD at around three and a half months. He was on a great schedule, going to sleep at 9, waking up close to 7, and having three 45 min naps and one 1.5 hour nap a day. he went down with no problem (swaddle, pacifier, cuddles, down) and woke up happy.
A few days after he turned five months something must have happened, and his schedule is non -existant! He wont nap for longer than 30 min during the day, cries and screams and wiggles out of the swaddle when put down. He now takes 45 min to a hour of going in and giving him his pacifier to calm him down before he falls asleep for the night! PU/PD just seems to make him more hysterical, and sitting near him with my hand on his chest seems to keep him calm but it still takes him a hour to fall asleep! Once he is asleep he wakes up twice or three times during the night (12, 3, 5) and won't fall back asleep unless we get him a bottle! He's not hungry because he never finished more than half an ounce, but it is the only way he'll stop screaming at night! I tried putting him to sleep earlier, but that just led to him crying in bed for longer. I am at my wits end, and desperately need him to be on a schedule again! he goes to a babysitter for 6 hours a day, but this coming week i'll be home with him all day, and i would love to use the time to get us back on track.
SOS! please help!
