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During the day my 5 month old has slept in our bed for up to 4 hours by himself. Nighttime is different. We co-sleep (obviously) and the longest he goes at night with me in the bed is 2 hours from one nursing to the next. Lately he's been waking to nurse even more often. Last night is was every hour and I got no sleep. He doesn't fully wake but squirms enough to wake me up and if I don't nurse him he cries. I have tried changing his position, patting/rubbing/soothing him, rocking him in my arms. Nothing works except nursing. Sometimes as I'm sitting up to resituate myself to nurse him he seems to go back to sleep until I lay back down. Then his arms start swinging and his head starts turning as if to nurse. He never open his eyes and fully wakes, though. Since he sleeps for longer stretches during the day and I bf him to sleep I doubt he's really hungry. Could I be disturbing his sleep somehow? He won't sleep anywhere else consistently except for our bed.
Additionally, although he sleeps by himself during the day, he won't sleep by himself at night. If I get up after bf him to sleep at night, he wakes within 30 minutes. Sometimes I don't feel like going to bed at 9 pm. I've tried leaving him in bed with my dh but he still wakes up. Does anyone have any ideas about what's going on and/or any suggestions about what I can do?
Additionally, although he sleeps by himself during the day, he won't sleep by himself at night. If I get up after bf him to sleep at night, he wakes within 30 minutes. Sometimes I don't feel like going to bed at 9 pm. I've tried leaving him in bed with my dh but he still wakes up. Does anyone have any ideas about what's going on and/or any suggestions about what I can do?