I'm sooo knackered at the moment it's just not funny :-(
DS has always been unsettled from about 5am but this week it's been worse and I've struggled to get him back to sleep. Some of it is wind but possibly habit and other stuff too?
He currently goes to bed 7.30-8 and feeds at around 12 and 3 but then from 4 the waking start. I use white noise and he is swaddled. If he's pooed I've changed him. Room is dark. I put him down sleepy but awake. He doesn't like patting so I stroke his eye brows and in his cot he's soothed by my hand on his tummy.
Sometimes he goes off for 30-60 mins then is wide awake again. He's not ESP unhappy. Sometimes I can get him asleep again. I really need him asleep til at least 6.30 as we have the school run at 8.30 and napping before then isn't really possible (sometimes I put him in carseat early and park him by front door so he starts his nap from
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He is compensating for bad nights with a long morning nap. I feel I need to reset this but don't want him OT.
He's breastfed and big! No reflux. Feeds 2.5 hrly daytime.
Day sort of like this
Bed 7.30/8
Feed 12, 3am
A 3.55-4.25am
A 5.45-6
A and start day 6.30
S 8.30-10.30 in carseat could even go longer but I woke him yday
S 12.15-1.15 in cot seemed tired on waking but couldn't resettle
S 2.40-3.20 in carseat school run
S 5.20-6 (resisted this nap from 5)
Bed 8
I have to go to bed at the same time as him at night or he doesn't settle! Don't know why! Hence I prefer 8pm than 7.30 which is too early despite my tiredness.
Any ideas?