Waking up multiple times in the later half of the night. ? cause

[lukemom]

Hello,

Ds is 6 1/2 months old, has been on EASY since three months.  Routine has been ok.  Here is our routine

Awake and eat at 7 (5-7 oz formula)
Solids at @ 8 (just started this so not really taking much at this time)
Nap at 9:15 (usually sleeps 1.5, but has been cutting this one short)
Awake 10:45
Bottle at 11
Nap at 130-145 ( was doing two hours then for the past week was getting shorter and shorter.  prob  1 1/2 hrs)
Awake by 3, bottle
CN at 5 (30 min)
bath at 630
bottle at 7
bedtime at 730
DF at 11

Here is the thing.  He has been getting up at 3 am on the dot for few weeks.  No idea what started this.  No AP except maybe paci, but he can stay asleep without.  Then he seems to be kind restless for the rest of the evening, rolling over onto his belly and getting stuck.  Wakes up anywhere from 1-4 times a night in this time span.  Might make it to 7, it was 6 am a couple of days ago.  Not sure what would be causing this.  What do you guys think?
Thanks

[lukemom]

I've tried extending his A time but he has been such  a bear.  Iam soooo  frustrated, crying alot.  Just can't figure it out

[lukemom]

Ok.  DH got up with the LO last night so I could get some sleep and of course the LO only got up twice 430 and 530 and went back to sleep fairly quickly after being replugged.  Slept until I got him up at 7.  Kept him up until 930, I have been working on this time sporatically for a litle bit.  He did pretty good, but at 1020, when he would normally wake up, he woke up and took 20 mins to but back to sleep.  I let him sleep until @1130.  The next A time was from 1130-200 (so 2.5 hrs)  here are my questions
#1 how long should i let him sleep for this second nap?
#2 how long should his CN be and at what time?
#3 What time should I put him to sleep for the night?
#4 I have a feeling the paci is a prop.  Should I wait until these teeth are out before trying to wean him from it?
Thanks Jane!

[lukemom]

Well he woke up from his second nap at 3 (only slept for an hour).  Was awake until 5 at which time I put him down for his CN.  He slept until 530. So for this nap he could have slept the full two hours, which brings me to 4 pm. Are you saying I should have cut this A time short and not kept him up the full two hours?  HAd he slept until 4, what do I do about the feeds?  Do I feed him at 4 then again before bedtime @ 630?

[lukemom]

11:30 to 3 is 3.5 hrs of Atime.  Isn't that too much and then there are only 3 feeds.  I am not sure I understand.  Sorry!

[lukemom]

No Thank you!!!!  I just wanted to make sure I wasn't losing my mind, which happens easier these days.  LOL!!!!! Yes we have started solids, and I do give it to him after the milk.  Just one meal a day right now.  So we do the early bedtime of 6 and then does this mean he will be getting up at 6am?  I assume we do this bedtime for a few days to get him use to the naps and no CN then gradually push back bedtime by 10-15 min every couple of night?

thanks you soooooo  much
Sandra and Lukie!!!

[lukemom]

oh just thought of something else.  Where do I fit in the 4th bottle?