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Bit controversial but have you tried leaving him? My eldest was exactly like that and eventually my husband made me sit downstairs and he did Ferber on him, took 10 mins of crying in total and then he from then on slept. I was totally against it but it worked and now in hindsight I think I was overstimulating him with all my ‘soothing’ techniques and he just wanted to be left alone. I’m not saying you’re doing that but if you’re at the end of your tether it’s worth a shot?
My girl wakes most nights every 1 to 2h she has a lot of gass that makes her uncomfortable and now she is teething, so that doesn't help 🙈 you are doing everything right and it's just a stage that will pass ❤️
@Santa gas is a big issue with mine too! Feel like it must be me causing it because it’s my milk he’s having 😞 x
@Kirsty my baby was the same, she was always so so difficult to settle, when we did Ferber it was a game changer. She cries for 10 mins tops, usually 2 mins, then goes to sleep. I felt really guilty about "leaving her to cry" but she was crying and screaming in my arms for much longer than she ever does in her cot.
My girl has milk allergy and I eat it sometimes so that doesn't help and she is not taking special formula 😪 it's just so hard, but we will get there 💪
Could he be teething? Sometimes they’re in pain before the teeth start cutting, we had this a few weeks ago, popped some gel on his gums and he was so much more comfortable x
Sorry I’ve just re read and seen it’s an ongoing thing, my first was the same, up every 45 minutes and only slept on me, it was hard
I’d have a look at Fox and The Moon on instagram, she’s a sleep specialist who looks deeper into these sorts of issues. There might be something going on in the background that’s making him uncomfortable, tongue tie, tension etc. might be worth seeing an osteopath for example.
Girl, same, last night was hell I'm particular. I don't have any advice but here in solidarity
@Lauren seen an osteopath for 6 sessoons and made no difference! Also assessed by a to gue tie specialist and told he doesnt have one 🙃 literally tried everything 😭
@Kirsty i cant leave him, dont have it in me! But he screams his head off in the car for 3+ miutes so i dont believe leaving him to cry would help anyway!
@incognito might be worth speaking to Emily and seeing if she has any ideas what else it could be. It’s so tough, my first baby woke up hourly for 10 weeks and I was losing it. We found osteopathy really helpful, but there are other options out there. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAIhO7Ls2CX/?igsh=MWlsbW9kMHlpMTd4eQ==
Here to sympathise than offer any advice. I have a daughter who turned 3 in October who only in the last month has started sleeping but still wakes maybe 3 times but prior to this from 4 months old would wake every 30 mins - 1 hour all through the night. I did everything imaginable - even hiring sleep experts to help which never came to anything. My 6 month old however - has slept through since bringing her home. Not done anything different we didn’t do for our first, as much as I think Mum’s will talk about routines etc it’s also baby led and dependent. But sleep deprivation is a real thing. I fortunately have an amazing partner who shared the nights until my second was born. He then took over my eldest and I look after our youngest in the night - this was always a huge help looking back as meant we would always get a decent sleep every other night. I went back to work 3 months after on my first so us both sharing baby duties was just a non negotiable but support helps hugely x