My little boy is 8 weeks old, follows the EASY routine well- has a nap of 1/2 to 1 hour about every 1 1/2 hours during the day (he seems to get tired after being awake just 1 1/2 hours - is this normal?). He seems to go down quite easily for his daytime naps, but evenings are a different matter!
About 6.15pm he has a bath & massage & then by about 6.30pm he starts fussing, so we swaddle him and try calming him with patting and shhhsing, but he really works up a fuss! By about 7pm-7.30pm he is asleep. He has a dream feed at 10.30pm (if he hasn't already waken himself for a feed already), but then we wakes at 1.30am, 3.30am, 4.30am, 5.30am & is awake from then! I feed him each time he wakes, but sometimes he feeds for as little as 5 minutes, he is normally only awake for about 20mins, but the past few nights he fusses on & off from about 3.30am.
During the day his feeds vary, between 5-25minutes. He is breastfed- only really wanting 1 breast per feed.
Please, how can I get him to be a little more calm in the evening (it's almost like he know's he is going to be put to bed & dreads it!), & how can I get him to sleep better during the night? I feel like I am turning into a zombie with the lack of sleep! Do I need to try & keep him awake longer during the day, because at the moment he has up to 6 naps a day!?
Thanks, Jx