I'm going insane.

My 5 month old only has tiny catnaps during the day. Generally 20-30mins tops. I really wouldn't care that much but then he's super tired all the time and wants to go back to sleep. He just grizzles and obviously needs sleep. So, fine... but then I have to spend even longer than his sleep will be rocking him to sleep.

Why wont he stay asleep?? I'm spending ALL day dealing with him and sleep. I have another child! And an autistic one no less. He is spending all day by himself watching TV FFS!!!!! I'm supposed to be spending time with him teaching him to interact. Not ignoring him all day.



ETA: Oh, I've started trying to teach him to self settle. But that requires teaching him to sleep unwrapped which isn't going super well. And he either grizzles in his cot for ages then starts crying. Or I rock him almost to sleep and try and put him down and he wakes right back up.

I don't know if I should persist with the self settling idea. Maybe he's too young?? Maybe I should be doing it differently, or doing something else?