James had a shocking night all up! He woke again (5th wake) at midnight and was then wide awake until 2am - we finally gave him another dose of Panadol and also some Dimetapp (as he has had a very runny nose for a week or so though it is steadily improving). He fought the sleep something fierce, but I finally got him asleep at 2am and I jumped into bed as soon as he was down. He woke at 4am and I pulled him into bed with me, he had a quick feed and then I think slept pretty much right through until 8:15am. He did cry out a couple of times in his sleep but as soon as DH or I put our arm around him he went back to sleep.
I am going to put James and I on Dr Sears Elimination Diet to rule out any food allergies/sensitivities. It means the two of us living on turkey, rice, sweet potato, white potato, zuchinni, pumpkin and pears for the duration of the diet - then slowly ever so slowly re-introducing other foods - but if it means better sleep then in the long run it is worth it. If it turns out we get no change then at least we can rule that out. I will start us on the diet on Monday morning so will keep you posted. In the meantime, I'm reading Pinky McKay's "Sleeping Like a Baby" and hoping to find the answer there.
If you don't mind me asking, what do you use to sedate Ivy with?