My Ds has never slept well, since 8 weeks anyway where he would scream if I put him in his cot. I ended up rocking him to sleep up to about 16weeks when I put him in his cot, let him cry but stayed with him the whole time and if he got distressed would get him up. I know it wasn't really gentle but I was leaning over the cot holding him but didn't pick him up unless I had to. It took about 3 days then he self settled. He was sleeping ok overnight too, wakign about 4 hourly. THis continued for about 2 months when he refused to go back in the cot again and to settle after being away. We have had problems ever since. I have ended up feeding him to sleep except this now doesn't work.

He really fights sleep, if he doesn't want to go to sleep he won't. Even if he is doing a double eye rub, grizzling, yawning the works. I can pat him or whatever till the cows come home he either grabs my hand and plays with it or pushes it away or gets upset and will not settle even when picked up. I will try to feed but he won't always take it.

I think he is just so interested in everything else he doesn't want to sleep as he might miss out. how can I help him overcome this?
We went through a week or so of a great routine where he would feed to sleep and was having longer sleeps overnight. We are now back to a fight to get him to sleep and waking 1-2hourly. He will only resettle with a feed.

I have brought the Elizabeth Pantley book - "No cry sleep solutions" and am just starting my nap log today. The thing is how I was getting him to sleep is not working and I don't know what else I can do. I have just finally got him to sleep after hours of trying. Itry the boob, offer a bottle to see if he is interested, put him back on the floor for a bit, Lie down in my bed with him, let him play in his cot, put music on, pat, cuddle and again lie down in my bed with him as he would not stop crying. Eventually he went to sleep with me singing.

I know he is overtired and I try to settle him as soon as I see the tired signs but he won't settle, just gets distressed. What can I do?

This probably makes little sense but I am a bit sleep deprived.