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Since currently he may be 'constantly over-tired', it may be a good idea for you to set the times yourself: choose a mid-morning, early afternoon and late afternoon nap time.Īt those nap times, put your son in the sling to help him settle. Ideally you set those times at moments when he is readily tired (all but truly tired) and long before he is over-tired. Once you have ruled out any underlying cause, we can work to change your son's sleep patterns both by helping him sleep longer stretches and by changing his schedule.įrom what you write, for helping him sleep longer stretches, a baby carrier seems like the way to go. And above all, make sure you consult a certified and specialized person. I know of many good experiences with it, but naturally only recommend it if you are 100% supportive of it yourself. The cranial osteopathy therapy checklist may help you decide.Īs you know, osteopathy is regarded as alternative medicine. You may consult your doctor or more specifically an osteopath who is specialized in these matters. This can cause serious discomfort when lying down, making it difficult (painful) to sleep for longer stretches. This happens to quite some babies during birth. You can also experiment with leaving out dairy food and/or typical allergens like nuts, citrus, tomatoes, strawberries, nuts, from his food or your own if you breastfeed.Ī typical cause of what you describe can also be a stuck nerve or bone in his spine or skull. Consult your doctor with this specifically. There may be a digestive issue or an allergy playing. His short-stretch sleep pattern has settled quite strongly and any improvement will have to come from changing those patterns by helping his body physically adapt to different ones.įirst of all though, we have to be sure that there is no underlying physical cause. at least you've tried and now you know it wasn't what you needed. The cry it out clearly didn't work out and it sounds like it has been quite violent. You have tried all the right things: the bedtime routine, putting down drowsy and/or staying with him for the first hours of sleep, tried co-sleeping, tried feeding but ensure sufficient feeding during the day. So let's see how we can improve things for you and your son as much as possible. That lack of sleep is tough as it is, and I know how daunting the idea of going back to work like this feels. Need help as i am exhausted and meant to be returning to work in the next two months, can't possible function with the amount of sleep i am getting. When he awakes in the night he always refuses his bottle. My son is a very good eater, eats 3 meals a day with 3 portions of veg and 2 of fruit. He is exactly the same in the day, screams with overtirdness and will only settle for a nap (norm 20min 3-4 times a day) when rocked. He sleeps the longest when held in your arms so that the second he starts fussing he can be settled, even then he will only sleep for an hour.
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We have tried white noise, lullabys playing on loop, hot water bottles in the bed before putting him down, swaddling, offering a soother but nothing works. I am happy to co-sleep but he still wakes up, when co-sleeping he sleeps a little longer, about 45 min then screams and moans in his sleep every 10 min or so until he wakes up. Have tried staying in his room next to the cot for the first 1-2hours after putting him down to settle him (rub his belly, sing, stroke his head etc) but he still wakes up. I can get him to sleep in my arms by rocking him but even then, after he has been in his cot for 10-20min he is wide awake. Attempted the cry in out method, by going in every 2, 5 then 15 min, patting belly & comforting but after 5 hours this was not working at all, tried it for 3 nights but my son was getting so distressed that by the fourth night even after the first 5 min he started smashing his head against the cot and screaming till he made himself sick.
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If i put him down when he is drowsey the second he is in the cot he screams blue murder. We have an established bedtime routine, dinner (usually babyrice and fruit), bath, baby massage, last feed, story in a dimly lit room then bed. I had tried everything possible to get him to sleep more than 20min at a time. Question: My 6 month old son has always been a terrible sleeper but now its getting worse. My 6 month old baby wakes up more than 20 times a night