We are working on gentle sleep training with our 3 month old LO. Our bedtime routine is great and he puts himself to sleep for the night within 15 minutes and without crying. We are having two separate issues.
He wakes up to BF every 2-3 hours at night, falls asleep on me while being held upright, and then once in crib (after 3a) will wake himself up every 5 or 10 minutes. Four or five gentle pats on the butt gets him back to sleep, but he simply cannot get himself back to sleep without my help and will escalate to crying if I leave him alone. This wouldn’t be a problem, but last night he woke himself up 10 times in a row before he finally settled back to sleep for another hour and a half. Has anyone have this problem?
For naps, we are also having some struggles with putting him in the crib. He likes to cry to express his displeasure at the fact that he is tired, so we have to hold him until he stops crying. Once he stops, I can place him in the crib and pat his butt to help him settle to sleep, but if I do not pat until he is fully asleep, then he starts crying again. I know it may just take time for him to mature, but if anyone has other solutions, I would love to hear them.