Are you trying to put him down for a nap every hr to hr half?
He could be overtired?
Is he feeding ok?
Have you got a wedge under him so he is on a bit of an angle or tried sleeping him on his side?
I know it is hot but have you tried wrapping him? Maybe just a nappy and a muslin wrap?
Do you have a nice nap routine going on so that he knows it is time for a little sleep?
Just throwing ideas, sorry not much help.
I hope it gets better for you.
My DD had severe colic from 3.5weeks old to 4.5months old ... and she only ever slept 30-40mins in the morn and 30-40mins in the arvo
She was a good sleeper at night time (very lucky there) ... she would only wake up at about 4 or 4.30am for a feed & nappy change
Sorry no real cure here for you ... Only suggestion have you tried swaddling bub in a light weight wrap (they love to be cosy & tight like in the womb) ... Hope you will be ok ... just remember it won't last forever (fingers crossed ) !!
I have a 14 month old who still doesn't sleep! Sorry, probably not what you wanted to hear but I just wanted to offer my sympathy and a hug.
I have no answers for you as I can't even fix my own!
DS 1 set his own routine quite early on and would have long feeds and long sleeps - was still having 3 -4 hr arvo sleeps when he was 2.
This new baby feeds often and does not have big sleeps and can go for ages without sleeping. I remember ds 1 used to just doze off sometimes, but not this guy - yet anyway.
I wonder if I should give him a rountine, but managing that with a 6yr olds life is not something I am finding easy.
Anyway, he is finally asleep now. Feed him lying down on DS1 bed. I darent move him though, cause he is a light sleeper and wakes easy...actually he is waking up right now ...well that was another half hr.
I'm not one for routines in an 'at this time you will do thi' kind of thing but I think that patterns work well.
For us that looks like:
Get up and have a bottle
Have some solids (obviously you are not at this stage yet!)
Have a play
Have a nap
I had a lot of trouble when DS was new cos I had no idea that he needed so much sleep! He would get cranky not long after a feed and a little play and I would try and placate him with toys and cuddles and more entertainment when all he needed was a sleep. So I would try and put him to sleep at the first sign of any whinging etc. And Voila! He sleeps!
I'd definitely try and get into a feed play sleep pattern and best as you can with a 6 yr old too.
Have you got a baby swing? That works wonders for DD who wasn't a good sleeper earlier on. Now at 8 months she is much better, she just decided on her own to stop catnapping and now sleeps for at least 1 1/2 hrs for each nap. As others have mentioned I found swaddling tight helped a lot...
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...well that was another half hr.
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