Have you tried giving him a comfort object? It helped my boy a lot to have a stuffed toy that he could fiddle with when he woke up.
Its sounds like you LO is waking up after a sleep cycle and not being able to get himself back to sleep.
I'd also suggest trying to have the room completely dark. We went from him waking up 6-7 times a night to sleeping through most nights just by turning off the outside light so his room was darker. The moment we let any light in he doesn't want to go back to sleep if he wakes up for any reason.
Also like someone suggested, takes turns. If you are tired, you are not as relaxed and it makes settling harder. I used to go to bed at 9, get 3 hours solid sleep before my OH came to be at 12. I would then settle him after that. At least I got a couple of hours good sleep mixed with a few hours broken sleep.
Good luck, I hope things get better.
Its sounds like you LO is waking up after a sleep cycle and not being able to get himself back to sleep.
I'd also suggest trying to have the room completely dark. We went from him waking up 6-7 times a night to sleeping through most nights just by turning off the outside light so his room was darker. The moment we let any light in he doesn't want to go back to sleep if he wakes up for any reason.
Also like someone suggested, takes turns. If you are tired, you are not as relaxed and it makes settling harder. I used to go to bed at 9, get 3 hours solid sleep before my OH came to be at 12. I would then settle him after that. At least I got a couple of hours good sleep mixed with a few hours broken sleep.
Good luck, I hope things get better.