HI attc, i cant be much help as I am going through the exact same thing at the moment and my son sounds exactly like your boy, he would be nearly asleep and then he pops up all hypo and laughing, ggggrrrrrr. I can really feel your pain. Zarius wont actully have his bottle at bed time now. as soon as i walk out he throws it then totaly cracks a nanah and sreams the whole town down. its only been happening for the last month. I have been trying lavender bath time stuff and it just seems to refresh him, even though his eyes are red as anything! as i am writing this to you at 7pm he is sitting on the couch watching tv chewing on his toothbrush. It doesnt matter how long DH and sit with him on the couch its totaly up to him when he feels like going to sleep. I have been trying the whole controled crying thing but it just makes him worse and i feel terrible and it causes dramas between me and DH. oh i hope you can get some sleep and find out a change that works for you. good luck and i will be keeping an eye out for you and for myself too about any ideas
DS has gotten a bit better at night, but mostly I think I've just adapted!
I just go with the flow more and don't worry about trying to get him to bed 'earlier'. I just wait until he's looking quite tired, then we go into our routine. It still takes about 30-45 mins to get him asleep, and may include a number of feeds, ending with some rocking (!?).....but, I haven't had to resort to bringing him back into the lounge and TV though - so its improving!
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