I am sure he gets enough sleep during the day, he sleeps well in the day. Usually goes to bed at mid-day and then sleeps anything from 1.5 - 3 hours but usually 2 hours at the moment. If he wakes up & is grumpy & dozey I resettle (not often); usually he wakes up happy & chatting with bright eyes so I know he is ready to get up. At night he (mostly) sleeps well & sleeps for about 11 hours.
He could be overstimulated as he is very easily stimulated (i.e. he doesn't like massage; it seems to much for him & music even classical music makes him dance). The singing is just Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with a cuddle & rock/pat before bed, he usually rests his head & closes his eyes while I am singing so I think this is okay. The bath..well, I am sure it stimulates him but he needs one & the stories afterwards are nice & relaxing (even though now he has words he tries to impress me with them at bedtime stories).
I don't think it is diet because he was the same as a baby when he was fully bf. I have a pretty simple diet with lots of fruit & veg (vegetarian) & no or very little dairy as I am intollerant. I love chilli which he would have tasted in my milk but we don't feed it to him now & he only feeds once a day in the morning so not sure this would keep him awake besides I don't get chilli often any more since we share most meals (although DS eats meat & dairy but lots of fruit & veg too).
As I said before music wouldn't help as when he hears music he just starts dancing - especially classical music - he kicks his legs & waves his arms & rocks his head.
Lots to think about.





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