| It does seem like your baby is sleeping too less for his age. Mainly it looks like he's taking too long to sleep. Maybe you could try a routine that is exactly the same every night. If he's going to be fussy from 9:00 then start the routine earlier. Maybe 8:30. If he is not sleeping well between 7:00 to 8:00 then maybe you should use that time for the routine and put him down for the night.
You could try including a few of the following :
A warm calm bath,
massaging,
reading books,
singing songs,
playing soft music,
rocking,
nursing.
Do it in dim lights and the last step (i guess nursing) in the dark. Keep the same steps every night and he'll begin to know it is bed time. Try to stop nursing when the baby is awake but very sleepy so he learns to fall asleep on his own. This will take time but it is gentler than letting him cry it out which I assume you don't want to do.
Is he sleeping without waking up from 12:00 to 5:00 am ? Then he is sleeping 'through the night' . But maybe you can try to train him to settle himself so that he sleeps quickly after feeding instead of sleeping at 6:30 am.
Good luck. These tips are from Elizabeth Pantley's book the no-cry sleep solution. Hope it works for you  |