Hi there,
I have a nearly 7 month old who sleeps great at night (after applying the pick up/ put down method) but refuses to go down for day sleeps..
He is always sooo tired but will not settle himself to sleep... he wont lay down.. he stands up in his cot and he keeps crying/calling out (he calls out 'ba ba') till I come in and hold his hand or put my hand on his shoulder,(which I do) but then he goes to sleep and only sleeps for 5 or 10 mins and wakes up crying again...
He is still tired and I have to go in again and hold his shoulder till he goes to sleep, but then he sleeps again for 5 or 10 mins and wakes crying again because he is still tired...
This can go on for 4 hours sometimes... the only way to get him to sleep longer is to carry him which I dont want to do as I cannot do anything myself...
I've tried leaving him to sleep himself but he will call out for 2 or more hours and wont sleep till I go in and lay him down and hold his shoulder..
At night, I just put him in his cot and he goes off to sleep himself without even a single whimper and sleeps for 5 hours, wakes bout 11pm for feed and sleeps till 5am again...
I just want him to sleep at least an hour so he can get recharged but as he isnt sleeping daytime he is always whingy during the day and clingy because he is tired all the time...
Also, how do I help him to learn to lay down to sleep.. he always stands in his cot and calls out 'ba ba'...
Help!!!
I have a nearly 7 month old who sleeps great at night (after applying the pick up/ put down method) but refuses to go down for day sleeps..
He is always sooo tired but will not settle himself to sleep... he wont lay down.. he stands up in his cot and he keeps crying/calling out (he calls out 'ba ba') till I come in and hold his hand or put my hand on his shoulder,(which I do) but then he goes to sleep and only sleeps for 5 or 10 mins and wakes up crying again...
He is still tired and I have to go in again and hold his shoulder till he goes to sleep, but then he sleeps again for 5 or 10 mins and wakes crying again because he is still tired...
This can go on for 4 hours sometimes... the only way to get him to sleep longer is to carry him which I dont want to do as I cannot do anything myself...
I've tried leaving him to sleep himself but he will call out for 2 or more hours and wont sleep till I go in and lay him down and hold his shoulder..
At night, I just put him in his cot and he goes off to sleep himself without even a single whimper and sleeps for 5 hours, wakes bout 11pm for feed and sleeps till 5am again...
I just want him to sleep at least an hour so he can get recharged but as he isnt sleeping daytime he is always whingy during the day and clingy because he is tired all the time...
Also, how do I help him to learn to lay down to sleep.. he always stands in his cot and calls out 'ba ba'...
Help!!!
Brodie's mama, NT