Our son has woken up crying for 16 months straight.

[liannela]

My son is 16 months. He has been waking crying every 30 mins to an hour every night since he was born. We thought it was a milk allergy so we put him on nutrimigen a+. It helped a little. When he was 8 months old we switched him to similiac sensitive. Now he wakes up every night less but still cries out and is very restless. His naps are good though. He sleeps solidly through them.
How old is your child? 16 months
What’s his/her daily routine? Breakfast, bottle, tv, playtime bottle,  nap, lunch, playtime, tv, supper bottle, bedtime
What’s nap routine? Bottle nap
How long are naps? 1-4hrs
What's bedtime routine? Time?8:00 pm. Pajamas, bum change, bottle
Do you bottle or breastfed?? Bottle
How much? or how long? 3-8 oz bottles a day. Morning, noon, night
If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed)
How many wakes per night? 15+
What’s your LO like when waking at night? How long is he/she up? He either moves and flops constantly or cries out. He always goes back to sleep instantly.
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry? Mantra cry?? Don't know what that is. He sleeps with us.
What have you tried to settle?? We hold his hand, give him his soother or cuddle. And usually move him back to his pillow.
What do you do for A time and how long is it?
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? No teething or milestones. This is a constant issue.
Have you introduced cereal? Why, how much, and how many times a day? (for LO’s under 6 months)
Do they have a prop? If so what is it? We have to lay in bed and hold his hand til asleep
Do they have a lovie. We are his lovie.

[HenaV]

Hi,

That's a lot if info, thanks.

You are his lovey - in that he is not an IS?

Can you post his day in EAS format i.e what time he wakes, naps, by

Also what time typically are the NWs?

When you say he wakes up crying, is it a 'I need you cry' or a 'I don't want to be awake cry'?

Re: sleeping with you - do you co-sleep? If so, is that your choice or because you have become a prop?
Hena

[liannela]

No he is not a independent sleeper.
He had stomach issues as a infant and cried a lot. All day and night and he never slept barely. When and if he did it was either by rocking him for several hours, his swing, walking him around etc. He never learned to sleep on his own. We lay with him (hold his hand) until he is asleep then transfer him to his crib in our room. Then if he wakes up we "shhh" him and he goes back to sleep. Then we bring him to bed with us when we go. It's easier than waking up multiple times to go to his crib. We even bought a king size bed to accommodate us all. Plus we like cuddles.
Wakes:7 am
Eats: 7:15_7:45 (just picks at cheerios and drinks a bottle)
(Then we are in the car til 9am)
Eats:9:15-9:30 breakfast
Activity 9:30-11:30
Sleeps: 12 to 2 (on weekends he sleeps for 3-4 hr naps)
Eats: 2:00-2:30
(Then we are in the car til 4:00)
Activity: 4:15- 530
Eats:5:30-6
Sleeps:8pm- 7am He usually doesn't want to wake up.
*he also snacks a lot during the day outside of his usual eating times.

His night waking start typically two hours after his bed. 10 pm til 7 am. I'm not sure the exact time as we are in bed with him. But all night.
His cries are more like a, "I don't want to be awake."

We co-sleep. By choice? That's a tough one. We love sleeping with him but every night kinda isn't ideal. So, we have become a prop.

[ZacsMumme]

So many hugs
Did you ever consider or investigate the possibility of reflux or EE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophilic_esophagitis ? Sounds like pain was definitely an issue, I guess the question is do you think it still is? - if not then maybe the NW are a prop association which often can happen with babies in discomfort when they are little as we just do what we need to at  the time to survive YK?

If you do suspect pain then it's not as simple as sleep training etc.

You must be. So tired, I'm sorry it's been such a long hard road for you both

[liannela]

From the symptoms, of e.e. it does not sound like he has it. The only thing I have ever noticed is when he is drinking from is sippy cup he coughs as if he either drank a big sip or it went down the wrong tube. But it happens everyday, sometimes several times a day. * something to investigate* have seen a pediatrician about his night waking but he seems to think they are normal. We are in the process of seeing a new pediatrician.
I honestly don't know if it is still a issue. During the day he is fine. It's just at night.  But it is so much less than it used to be. I often wonder if it isn't bad dreams now, or him being used to being awake all the time but I guess that doesn't make sense due to his long naps.
So, I guess I will need to wait until we see his new pediatrician until we can further figure out what's going on.
Yes, I am tired. Lol I have a 11 week old two. and two other children.

[ZacsMumme]

I guess if you don't think it's discomfort still then it's likely the frequent NW are to do with how he is sleeping. Does he use the breast to go back to sleep like a paci? - if so then really the only way to stop them is to change how he goes to and back to sleep. At this age it will likely involve crying no matter what you do, and take a good week to change habits....is that something you want to try to do now? If so I'm happy to help you come up with some options and a plan