7.5 month evening/night wakings

[mischa.simpson]

My ds has started waking 1.5-2 hours aprox after bedtime fully recharged and ready to go like he just had a nap. Until he has his full 2-2.5 hours activity he won't go back to sleep. My husband and I need our evenings back! Suggestions for changes to schedule appreciated.

Bad mama notes:
Still pacifier propped (wakes once a night for paci- and then right back to sleep)
Still swaddled, we are having a very difficult time transitioning him although the swaddle is getting looser
Amazing napper- goes right down to sleep
Late waker- I get him up at 8 but he would sleep until 9 if I let him
Since Christmas szometimes middle of night waking too difficult to calm and ends up in bed with me   
When he cries we go in pick up and put down but it very rarely works

8am formula (6oz)
8:15 activity
9am solids
9:10 quiet activity

10am sleep
11:30 solids
1145 activity
12:30 formula (6oz)
12:45 quiet activity

2:00 sleep
3:30 formula (6oz)
3:45 activity
5:00 solids
6:30 bath
6:45 book
7pm formula (6oz)
715pm bedtime

8:30pm BABY AWAKE!!!!!! will not sleep until 10:00-11pm

(1/2 the time) 2:00am wakes up crying inconsolably comes to bed with me

[anna*]

PUPD isn't going to work if he needs a paci to settle, so there's that. I wonder if a routine tweak would help - his A times are on the short side for his age, I would try pushing him out closer to 2.75-3hrs A. Also his day is really short. If bedtime is 7.15, you need to wake him at 7am. Or push bedtime back to 8am. Basically he is just getting too much sleep. You could try something like this

8am A
11am S
12.30pm A
3.30pm S
5pm A
8pm S

Remember not to increase his A time too far and too fast (say 15 mins every few days).

What do you think?

[mischa.simpson]

I'm going to give it a try. At this point we are willing to try any advice.   Thank you

[Mom to M&M]

ITA with Anna. If you still want 8am wakeup I'd try 10:45-12:15 and then 3:15-4:45 for naps, with bedtime at 8pm...

[mischa.simpson]

Tried less nap time today and the result was a mess. He was falling asleep at the wheel at the time his regular naptime so I tried to quietly keep him up for an extra 10minutes and it totally backfired and turn into OT cry-out. I guess I am going to need to take it even slower!

[mischa.simpson]

YIKES! Last night was awful! He woke up at 9pm and went back to sleep after 45min he then woke up at 11:30pm just as mama was drifting to sleep and stayed awake until 1am. We both slept in until 8:15 this morning- I was too exhausted to get up any earlier. fingers crossed it will be better tonight. Colben is on the brink of learning to crawl (he is backwards crawling) and is very frustrated- I think this maybe contributing. He just wants to move!

[anna*]

Motor milestones DEFINITELy mess with sleep and crawling is a HUGE one. ((((hugs)))) I really hope today and tonight are better for you.