Does anyone have any advice for sleep? My baby is 6 months tomorrow. He was born 3.5 weeks early, but is a big baby and so has caught up weight etc wise. I just can’t get my head around his sleep.

So, at the moment he often wakes up around 5:30-6, but has a feed around 3-4 usually, although it is sometimes a little later or earlier. I then follow his wake windows, which are usually around 1.5-2 hours. I feed every 4 hours (formula) and this seems to satisfy him. I tried to squeeze in an extra feed but he wasn’t hungry enough between bottles so instead we increased each feed by an Oz.

His naps are inconsistent. Also, I can’t usually put him down while drowsy because his naps often fall just after he feeds and I have to keep him upright because of his reflux. I really want to get him out of the habit of having to fall asleep on me and I would love to have a bit more consistency with his naps. They can be at any time and for any length. This makes it hard to do anything sociable. I did put him down at night a couple of days ago and he didn’t fall asleep on me because he had lots of wind and wouldn’t settle. I put him down and left him and he did whinge a little (not really crying) and fell asleep within 10-15 mins.

Does anyone please have any advice? I’m trying to put him in his crib when I think he’s starting to get tired for example he’s been in his crib now for about 20 mins and is awake. He’s due a bottle in about 20 mins. Then he will probably be exhausted and fall asleep on me while his milk goes down.

Help!

Thanks.