Corrina
Thought I would update you - my back had gotten to the stage where it was sooooo bad I couldn't be bending over the cot to Shh pat or to hold through the jolts, but what appears to have happened is my ds wakes at the 45 min mark and does his mantra cry for somewhere between 5 and 15 mins whereafter he puts himself back to sleep for a further 45 - 50 mins!!! He only manages this for the am nap, the pm nap is impossible he has anywhere between 30 and 40 mins and won't go back off in the cot but will sleep on me if I get him up. I have conceeded on this one and decided that as he goes down so easily for both naps and is doing so well for the first I either let him sleep on me for a further half hour pm or go for a walk in the pram once he has woken.
It is definitely a mantra cry, I was concerned at first that I was resorting to CIO so I went to his room and observed this shout/cry during which he would stop occasionally and smile to himself, get comfy and look at his toys. It always sounds worse through those damned monitors!
We are also struggling with the pm catnap - he screams uncontrollably before this one for all of around 5mins whilst I shhh pat him , his eyes roll into the back of his head and then finally he goes off.
I am slightly worried that I am not doing everything perfect but hey, he goes to sleep independently for his am and pm nap and goes to sleep independently at night and sleeps through so perhaps I am wishing for too much!
Thanks for all your advice though.
