Hi Swoop. Goodness no it wasn't always like that. I just persevered with it. If he didn't settle after a while I would re-swaddle him, give him a top up and then put him back down. Sometimes he had to be fed to sleep and that was ok too. Now we are (finally) at the stage that bedtime is bedtime and he will either fall asleep at the breast or he will self settle if he's still awake. I make as little as fuss as possible, just tuck him in, a quick kiss on the forehead, say goodnight then leave the room. Now we are practicing on getting our daytime sleeps sorted!

Oh I should add too that he still wakes up twice during the night and I do the same after each feed.

Bedtime is the only routine I've had any sort of success but hey its better than none LOL!! One last bit of advice.........my mantra: we can always try again tomorrow!!