Hi Furkids,

Just a quick one.

I used the Amby Hammock too when lachlan was the same age. It didnt work with him either and i had the same problem. I was told that sleep school would help. I resisted and resisted until it got to the point where i needed my sleep and would try anything. lachlan was almost 6 months when i went.
I found it to be the best thing i could have done. They gave me the option of settling him however i wanted to, i could rock him, or put him into his bed awake and settle him there, at no point did they leave him to cry or insist that i did. They told me that if i was uncomfortable with hearing him cry then i could go straight in to him.
After four nights there i came home with a new baby. he was sleeping an hour and a half at a time during the day and i was getting a 3-4 hour block of sleep in the night which still isnt great for a 6 month old but it was better than the 40mins i was having before i went there.

Anyway, just wanted to let you know. i had the same impression of sleep schools that you had but i really found it to be a help.

Good luck