u/seagyal

Hi! Trying to sort out sleep (eternal) with our EBF 8-month-old, who has never been a good napper or sleeper (wakes basically hourly at night). Right now I feed him to sleep for naps and all night sleep...not really what I would prefer, and I'm trying to create new sleep associations etc (if only so my husband can handle sometimes) but it's hard.

My question is mainly curiosity about how you all handle naps at this age: we don't have a solid schedule in place because every night is so different, but basically around the 3 hour ww mark I'll feed him and he'll fall asleep pretty easily. We're on a two nap a day schedule at this point, so the last wake window is longer. If I transfer to the crib, he will almost inevitably wake 20 min later and sometimes be grumpy etc (suggesting maybe still tired). But if I contact nap him he'll easily sleep for like 1-2 hours and it starts to feel like he's getting too much daytime sleep... that said his night sleep is so perpetually busted it's hard to know. Appreciate any leads in advance!!

My EBF 6 month old is going to stay with his grandma for two nights in a month and a half... and he is basically incapable of going to sleep without nursing specifically (bottle doesn't soothe him) or bouncing vigorously on the ball for much longer than a senior is capable of. I don't want to sleep train at all; just trying to brainstorm ways to soothe him that don't require me specifically. He's extremely alert and energetic, has only very rarely taken a binky (yes we've tried them all), and i feel like has never shown a sleepy cue. He's either screaming or not screaming lol, there's not really an in between. I'm not averse to feeding him to sleep, but just trying to find some more options...would greatly appreciate the insight/experience of anyone who has soothed a seemingly unsoothable baby!