Hi all!
I'm looking for suggestions on how to get my ds to sleep through the night. He's generally up 5-10 times but never at the same hours. Sometimes I can do pd and he'll go back to sleep; other times he's up for an hour. He's been on a routine since August, but there was lots of AP before that. ( He's a reflux baby and the first months were hell.) On Nov 6 I tried going to a strict 4 hour EASY schedule (the one in T's last book), but it made little difference. After a couple weeks I eased up on the exact times and tried to follow his signs. Still no improvement. He's had bad week teething, a bout of extreme separation anxiety, and hit the 'I must stand up all night in the crib' milestones since then but the last week has been uneventful. He's an extremely spirited child so we have nap and night time routines that never vary, & his room is dark. He generally puts himself to sleep though I do have to keep my hand on him after pd when he's overtired or overstimulated. Also if he's not quite sleepy enough he'll protest my leaving the room. I've tried moving his afternoon nap time around a bit the last week to see if that helps. No luck.
His schedule is (give or take a bit)
7 up, bf, activity
8 solids - cereal and toast
8:30 activity
9:30 nap
10:45 up, bf, activity
11:45 solids
12:15 activity
1:30 nap
3:00 up, bf, activity
4:15 snack, activity
5:30 solids, low key activity
6:45 bath, bf, book, song (in rocking chair), then sitting quietly in dark room
7:30 asleep
I offer him water at night if he wakes and seems to need it. (Our climate is extremely dry in the winter and I know I need water a couple times a night). He does still have one bf somewhere between 3 and 4:15. He's always ravaneous. I suppose I should drop it but his tummy growls and he eats so much during the day that I don't know how to increase his intake then (as T suggests). He will sleep for 2 or 3 hours after that feed.
I know he's overtired much of the time.
Looking forward to any help!
Thanks.
Colleen