My 6 month old boy has never been a sleeper. I had been transitioning him to his room in a large floor bed that I can lay down with him on. The last week I have been sleeping with him since we have been cosleeping since 2 months and I want to slowly get him sleeping alone and used to his bed.
This week, no joke, he has not gone to sleep until 3:30-4am and waking up at 6:30 am crying, 8:30am, and then hoping he sleeps until 1pm.
He was sleeping late because he desperately needed sleep, but then the cycle continues and his time clock is destroyed. So then I read yesterday someone say that babies need sleep pressure, so I cut his naps down a lot. So he was up a ton yesterday, and had maybe only slept 7 hours the night before, one small nap, and then again he was up until 4:30am this time. Waking up again sobbing at 6:30am.
I have gotten 8-9 hours of sleep TOTAL the last 3 days and I’m losing my mind. I was sobbing last night at 3am and my husband came in and wasn’t sure what we need to do.
Please help. I weaned him two weeks ago to formula to hopefully improve our sleep and lives, and it hasn’t done anything, he still wake up every 3 hours to eat. I give night time bathes. Sound machines, relaxing vibes.
The problem is I keep trying to set up 10pm for sleep (I know it’s late, but we can’t go so late to super early overnight) and he treats it like a nap and then is up and hyper.
What do I do?? I am at a loss and have no idea how to get his sleep normal. How do I switch him to an early bed time without him treating it like a split night? How do I increase his need to sleep without him getting overtired?