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You might need a break as well. Ask someone to take care of him for a couple of hours so you can do what you love.. Be it sleeping.. Doing whatever makes you happy but not at home, just go out to a friends place to change your mind.
@Riti I do let him sleep next to me during the night when I can’t soothe him back to sleep even with a bottle but it’s the same issue :( he always sleeps in his bed during his day naps and I’m trying to associate his bed with sleep times but it’s such a struggle when you’re so tired during the night that sometimes it’s easier putting him in my bed only hoping he will fall back asleep
Do you have a little light in there? Temperature changes? Early 6 month sleep regression? Teething? Could be a number of things all I know is that’s the age I gave in and started co sleeping with my little man. Something I swore I would never do but we both needed a good nights sleep!
Are you sure he isn’t just hungry?
There could be many reasons. You could try giving him 50mls more on his main feeds. This will not harm him in any way he may be a hungry baby. I just done this with my now 4month old Dr said it's absolutely fine to do. Teething gel? Gripe water?
My bub was doing this as well and still does it once in a while. When he’s screaming, he can’t really hear me, so I turn on the kitchen tap and it’s like magic, stops the crying. Not good for my water bill though. So I only use it he’s really scream-crying. Maybe give that a go if you’re trying to reduce the bottle, or stop the crying while you prepare one.
It might be a growth spurt and he may just need a little more to drink before he gets put down. My daughter use to do this on and off. I would usually just rock and sing to her, she would usually fall back asleep and I would put her back into the cot or in bed with me.
Maybe give him an empty bottle in his bed when he wakes up sounds like it’s a comfort thing that he may not need the bottle but wants it
Might just want more bottle than the "tin recommendations". I struggled with this and once I accepted the fact that he did want more than the suggested serves on the tin, sleeps like a dream now. Even at almost 1m5 years, he will still have more bottles than "the norm". Its fine! Also weirdly has never had a chubby baby stage yet. Let's just wait for pre puberty... that got both his parents 😅
I would say.. Put him by your side for couple of nights might be separation anxiety or he is teething. If he is teething, just use some recommendations from gp. My son has its first teeth at 6.5 months. He was cranky for the last 2 months for these.