I managed to settle him quite quickly and he's back asleep again. Fingers crossed he settles himself for the rest of the night.
Usually I go and and hold his hand. He really loves this and hold it close to his face to get a good calming dose of mummy smell. I sometime stroke his forehead if he needs it, sometimes I settle his other arm back down to the bed to stop it from waving about.
If he doesn't settle with the above and is very unsettled I will pick him up to give him a reassuring cuddle and a pat on the back to make sure it's not wind - sometimes if he's fallen asleep during his last feed it's impossible to get a burp out of him. When he's happy and calm in my arms and heading back towards sleep, I put him back in bed so he's falling asleep where he should.
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