My DS is very difficult to get to sleep at night and I need some ideas on what to do. Basically our day goes like this:
7.30am - I wake him up and breastfeed him
8.30 - 9am - into bed - goes to sleep pretty quickly now that he can suck his thumb
9.30 - 10am - wakes spontaneously. Breastfeed.
11 - 11.30am - into bed - a bit harder to settle him but not too bad
12pm - wakes, takes some time to be resettled. Usually sleeps for 20 mins and then wakes again but eventually will settle into a deep sleep
2 - 2.30pm - I wake him up and breastfeed him
3.30 - 4pm - into bed - can take a while to settle him to sleep at this time (esp with older sister demanding attention!)
5pm - wakes spontaneously. Breastfeed.
5.45 - 6pm - bath, breastfeed and into bed (by 6.30 - 7pm) - usually falls asleep quickly BUT always wakes after an hour and then takes up to two hours to be resettled back to sleep! Sometimes I try feeding him again thinking that he may not have had enough but that doesn't help (he'll fall asleep feeding only to wake again within 20 minutes). We've tried getting him up for a short play but that doesn't help either!
3 - 5am - wakes for a quick feed then back to sleep till 7.30am
So what can I do to get him to settle properly at night and not keep waking after an hour?
