My LO is 4 weeks old, and is having major issues going, and staying asleep at night. His sleeping and general schedule are great during the day, but when we put him down for bed he can not seem to settle and stay asleep. As soon as I stop nursing him he starts squirming, and NEEDS a pacifier or boob in his mouth or he is crying and squirming and rooting around mouth open searching for something to suck on. Sometimes it takes a half an hour for him to settle and stay asleep, and sometimes (like tonight) it's 3-4 hours! Then, like a switch, he will suddenly relax and go to sleep and stay that way for a good 5-7 hour stretch. I do NOT understand what is going on with him. He is on reflux meds, I don't eat dairy, and he goes to sleep in 5 minutes and is sound asleep until I wake him for all of his naps during the day. Much of the time, he is difficult to keep awake between naps. Today's schedule looked like this:
Wake - 6:00
Sleep - 7:20
Wake - 10:00
Sleep - 11:20
Wake - 1:30
Sleep - 2:45
Wake - 4:45
Bed - 6:30 - He initially slept for 30 minutes and when he woke he couldn't go back to sleep for hours. He finally stayed asleep at 10 tonight
In general, once he goes to sleep, he wakes again between 1 and 4, and sometimes has some trouble staying asleep some nights after that feed. He is usually up for the day around 6-6:30, sometimes a little before 6.
Besides the longer A time right before bed, what am I doing wrong? This is baby #4 for me, each successfully babywhisperered.
