Hi folks,
Logan is now 8mths and a big boy who eats well and, in general, sleeps well too. He has been on EASY since 10wks and we have got on quite well with it.
His schedule is similar to many on the thread for his age range
Wakes at 6.45
E - 7am BF, cereal & fruit 45mins later
A - plays, dressed & trip to MILs
S - 9.30 for 1.5hrs
Y
E - 11am 7oz bottle
A - plays, lunch 12.30
S - 1pm for 1.5hrs
Y
E - 3pm 6oz bottle
A - play, picked up from MILs
- dinner 5pm
-play
- bf 6pm
6.30 bath, massage, pjs, story
7pm wind down & bed
(currently working on bringing 4oz dreamfeed bottle back to 9.30 and 3oz etc etc)
The problem is when I put him down to sleep at night he just won't settle even though he is giving me all his sleepy signs (rubbing eyes and nose, fiddling with ears, yawning etc.)
MIL follows easy and puts him down awake etc (I know, I'm so lucky!)
Am I trying to put him to bed too early or too late or something?? He ends up screaming , climbing the bars of the cot and pu/pd has never worked for us, just makes him more upset so I sit in a chair by the cot and put my hand on him.
I'm so confused and feel so alone, I am responsible for bedtime routine as dh is at work.
Any help would be so much appreciated. I really don't want to let him CIO and I won't, but I don't know how else to solve this.
Cordelia