Baby falls asleep for bedtime but wakes when I lay him down!

[annahicks]

My son is 10 weeks tomorrow. Until about a week ago he was easy to put down for the night. I feed him, then rock him for about 30 min with him resting on my shoulder as he is a spiitter. He typically falls asleep while I am rocking. Now when I lay him in the crib he awakes and starts flailing his hands and legs and will not go back to sleep. Sometimes it takes 1 1.5 hours and I end up offering him the breast to resettle and get him off to sleep again. Why would he suddenly change?

[meltown]

welcome to the boards! have you read the baby whisperer books??  could you give us an idea of what your daily routine is like?

[annahicks]

I have read the baby WHisper Book. I have always tried to do EASY, but am just now getting into a routine. THis is a typical day:

Wake up at 8:30
E 8:30
A 8:30-9:30
S 9:30 - 10:15
E 10:30
A 10:30-12:15
S 12:15- 3:15
E 3:15
A 3:15-5:15
S 5:15 - 6:30
E 6:30
A 6:30-8:30
E 8:30
A 8:30 - 9:30
E 9:30
S 10:00-4-5AM
E 4 or 5 am
S til 8:30


Also, I am not sure if he is teething or not. He is drooling and loves to shew on everything.

[meltown]

6:30 to 9:30 is way to long before bed.  If your LO is wsking at 8:30 am then 8:30 am is the latest bed time should be.  I would ay 2 hours is a bit to long too, but I would start there and then go from that.  I think your LO is just getting too tired before bed.