Lani - Yay for a good day with Jett!

BS - I reckon it's worth giving wrapping a go - it can't hurt, anyway. I know other people who have to hold their bubs still in their arms for 20 minutes or so, actively restraining them so they'll go to sleep. If you wander around the baby whisperer forums, you'll see them talking about "holding through the jerks" a lot - not that I agree with most of what they advocate, mind.

Tilda - Oh goodness, you have my sympathy at the moment Does Matilda cry at night when she wakes? I was reading a lot about sleep training when Liam was still sleeping badly, and had pretty much resigned myself to doing it out of sheer desperation. One of the things that stood out to me as important was learning when they're just grizzling and trying to soothe themselves to sleep, and when they really need something. Which I'm pretty darn sure you already know, but just saying it in case. It's so hard trying to deal with it all when you're so sleep deprived yourself. Is Matilda on solids? Does she have a dummy or suck her thumb?

beany - I read on fb about Michael cutting more teeth. Poor little guy - but at least you know the cause of the recent fussy period, and know that it'll be over soon.

AFM - Had a good day, though Liam was sleepy all day (but not grizzly with it, which is a very welcome thing). My SIL and niece came to visit - it's so awesome seeing my niece, since she's just a little older than Liam and I get a little preview of what he might be doing in a month's time. She's not quite crawling yet (but scoots around in a similar fashion halfway between a crawl and commando crawl) but moves from lying down to sitting and back really well. She's *so* mobile it's kind of scary. I think I need to start babyproofing

I was thinking today about all the things that I think have helped turn Liam's sleep around. Just in case it's useful to anyone, I thought I'd go through them. I know most of you already know all this, so feel free to skip.

The first thing was moving into his own room. I don't regret having him in our room for six months, and I think that he truly wasn't ready to be on his own before then. But once he was physically capable of sleeping through, he needed his own space where he could be undisturbed.

Sleep associations. Bedtime routine (bath with Daddy, sleeping bag and pyjamas, breastfeed in the dim room where he'll be sleeping, short rock and into bed while he's sleepy), the same music playing softly (Music for Dreaming) and a humidifier going for white noise. We used all of these for months before we moved him, which I think made the move easier.

We also keep a small teddy bear in bed with him, as well as using a Prince Lionheart back to sleep bear, so he has familiar objects (and the back to sleep bear can soothe him back to sleep as well, and I wore the little blankie that comes with it inside my shirt to help him get attached to it as a lovey).

I think solids did help, but only a little. In Liam's case, it probably helps his reflux more than anything. Getting his reflux meds sorted helped, too - of course, he could also be growing out of the reflux.

One of the biggest ones for him was learning to suck his thumb to soothe himself to sleep when he woke. The dummy had the same effect, but he would wake every time it fell out. He can't lose his thumb, at least I know a lot of people want to discourage thumb sucking, but I think it's worth it for the self soothing.

Making sure he's warm enough at night. He really feels the cold, and is currently bundled up in fleece pyjamas, a sleeping bag and two blankets on top. Which seems like a lot, but it keeps him comfortable.

And lastly, I think he's just matured to a stage where he can physically sleep through, and eat more to fill his belly.