How old is he and can you post a typical day for us 
Sure!
Ben will be 6 weeks old on Tuesday, Feb. 7th.
He's usually up for the day around 7.30am, and here's the daytime routine (3hr EASY) that we typically cycle through:
E - ~20-30mins
A - ~20-30mins
S - ~1.5 - 2hrs
His final bottle is around 7.30pm, following which he gets a little massage, changed for bed, swaddled, and ~10 mins of rocking with me.
Through the night he wakes when hungry, eats well, then goes back down without a fuss. He doesn't protest being swaddled at night at all.
He can be really difficult to get down for his naps though. When he shows signs of sleepiness (a few good yawns) I'll swaddle him up and this is where the fussiness begins, but it's not just little complaints - as *soon* as he's swaddled he goes beet red, screams bloody murder, and kicks his legs. In the past I thought it might be gas and tried bicycling his legs, patting his back, etc. but it's never resolved anything, so I don't think that's it. Anyway, after walking him around, bouncing and patting him, I can generally calm him down enough to take his pacifier. Then if I continue to pat and rock him he'll start to drift off (eyes rolling back), at which point I put him down.
I've tried going the non-swaddle route and it just results in him fussing even longer. I find if I just bite the bullet, swaddle him (despite his protests), and rock and pat him he'll settle down quicker.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can pass my way. If there's any more info I can provide just let me know.
