Please help! 7 mo spirited baby with major sleep problems.

[sydneyrose22]

OK so you think I should increase it by 15 min to start? or is that too much? The settling takes awhile. I've been trying pretty hard to put him down drowsy but awake, so often when I put him down it brings him out of the drowsiness and he pops up. I still haven't had success resettling him when he wakes up at the 45 min mark, which I guess is why you are suggesting he needs more A time, right?

In fact, one of the only times I was successful in resettling was when I was trying to put him to bed early and he woke up after 30 min. I resettled him and he slept for another 30 min, but then wouldn't go down. I then had to wait a couple hours before he would go back down. How do I get it so he doesn't treat BT as nap #3? Keep him up longer?

[becj86]

I still haven't had success resettling him when he wakes up at the 45 min mark, which I guess is why you are suggesting he needs more A time, right?

Yep I'd go for 15 min, hold it for a few days and then decide whether to increase again.

I then had to wait a couple hours before he would go back down. How do I get it so he doesn't treat BT as nap #3? Keep him up longer?

Its really important to try to treat every waking after bedtime as a night waking - no light, minimal interaction, stay in bedroom, etc. Getting into the right routine for him should help with BT settling too.

I've been trying pretty hard to put him down drowsy but awake, so often when I put him down it brings him out of the drowsiness and he pops up.

Another sign he's probably undertired when you're putting him down.