My LO is 6 months old. We have rocked/nursed him to sleep since he was born. He has started sleeping in his cot and goes to bed at 8pm. However he wakes generally everynight about 11pm. It takes me ages to get him back to sleep (anything from 1-2 hours). He's not waking for the usual suspects i.e. hunger, teething, nappy change, too cold, too warm etc I know this because iv tried and tested everthing.... e.g. iv fed him cereal as well as his bottle just before bed and he still woke.
WHen he wakes at 11pm I cant just leave him. He doesn't wake up crying, he just rolls around the cot cooing etc When he eventually starts to cry I have tried everything i can think of.... patting him on the back in the cot and saying 'shhhhhh' and not picking him up etc but he continues to roll about the cot and go on all fours (as he is nearly crawling).
I need a method to help me to make the transition from nursing him to sleep to teaching him to go back to sleep on his own... please help
WHen he wakes at 11pm I cant just leave him. He doesn't wake up crying, he just rolls around the cot cooing etc When he eventually starts to cry I have tried everything i can think of.... patting him on the back in the cot and saying 'shhhhhh' and not picking him up etc but he continues to roll about the cot and go on all fours (as he is nearly crawling).
I need a method to help me to make the transition from nursing him to sleep to teaching him to go back to sleep on his own... please help