Hi All
Wonder if anyone can give me some help, my little guy is 8.5 months now. He has generally been a good sleeper, apart from periods of teething and illness when he would wake in the night and he hard to settle. I dropped his dreamfeed about 6 weeks ago as it seemed to be disturbing him more than anything and he seemed to adapt to this well. He would wake some nights around 10.30pm, but just stir and get himself back to sleep. The last 2 weeks he has woken around 1.30-2.30pm on random nights and won't settle without a bottle, usually sinking 7oz then going back to sleep fine on his own. I have tried sush pat, which has worked in the past for naps, but pick up/put down has never worked just makes him worse. He has done this before but it was on three consecutive nights when he had a cold and was teething at the same time and it was around 4-5am. I have tried to think what it could be as i am not convinced it is hunger. I don't think it is teething again as there aren't any other of the signs, he is a little off his food/milk but each day is different and it has never runs that a day he is off his food is followed by a night of waking.
this is our day give or take 30mins
E - 7-7.30am Wake and milk ( approx 5oz)
8-8.30am Breakfast - cereal
S 9.30 ( this is anything from 1-2hours )
E- 11.30am - Milk ( approx 3-5oz)
12-12.30pm Lunch
S - 1.30-2pm nap ( 1-2hours, sometimes shorter if out, he only tends to sleep for 45 mins in car seat or buggy)
E 3.30-4pm Milk approx 3-5oz
(If he hasn't ad a good afternoon nap, may have another 30min cat nap)
5pm - Dinner
6pm Bath
E/S 7- 7.30pm, book, bottle & bed (fingers crossed till morning).
If anyone can see any obvious gaps or have any advice, please let me know. I don't want the bottle to be a prop for him to go to sleep with, i have worked hard to try and avoid that. he has become a little more clingy the last few weeks, but then i hear him wake at other times and he is perfectly OK and gets himself back to sleep OK.
any advice welcome, I've had a quick read through some of the other posts but nothing fits our situation.
thanks in advance