Hi, this is my 1st visit to the forum although I started implementing BW tecniques around 6 weeks ago after my friend recommended it. We seemed to be doing so well. I managed to implement the EASY and within days it enabled my LO to sleep without being BF or being held and in his own cot. He started taking longer naps during the day (which was a god send) and another milestone was getting him to take a bottle so we can now do successful dream feeds and my partner can do more. Brilliant! but progress has stopped.
He goes to sleep at between 7-7.30, seemingly relaxed, usually BF at 6.30 short activity and up to bed. He seems happy with a relatively short wind down, into pyjamas with a song, lights down, sit on knee and short story, then I lay him on his tummy (he wont fall asleep on his back) and within a few minutes he is asleep. The problem is that he then frequently wakes himself up throughout the night. Not every night but often once or twice before the DF, then at least twice before 3am when I BF and twice before he wakes and is BF at 7. We usually just shh him back to sleep without picking him up or sometimes pu/pd once and he is back asleep within a minute or two which is such an improvement on feeding him everytime which I used to do but why does he keep waking. He is taking more at his DF than ever now that he's happy with a bottle 6oz (and would prob take more if i gave it and he has a really big feed at 3 as well so I dont want to just cut it out (although it would be great eventually) For now i'd just be happy with sleeping for the 3-4 hours between the feeds. Oh and yesterday and this morning his naps only went through one 45 minute sleep cyle.
The routine generally is;
E-7am BF
A-
E-8.30am Solids
A-
S- 10-11.15 Nap
E- 11.30 BF
A-
E- Solids 1
A-
S- 2- 3.30 Nap
E- 3.40 BF
A
E-5.30
A
E-6.30 BF
7-7.30 -Wind down routine and sleep.
Not sure where i'm going wrong but it's really taking its toll on me now. Generally I have been blessed with a happy, smiley easy text book baby in all other aspects which has probably been the reason I've allowed it to drift this long but now I need some proper sleep. Hope you can help. Many Thanks.
