I need help! SO and i both work full time, he works day shift (630am-3pm) and i work night shift (630pm-5am). When im home during the day, DS (6 almost 7 months old) sleeps like a log with a few brief wakeups every couple of hours. During the night when im at work though, he wont sleep for anything. He'll sleep for like 15 or 20 mins, and then just scream and cry with his eyes closed. SO tries everything, but he just wont sleep. DS doesnt wanna play, he doesnt want a bottle, doesn't need to be changed, doesnt want to be held, its like nothing helps. We've exhausted every option short of just letting him scream and cry (which we dont wanna do), but nothing helps. Does anyone have any advice??
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He has his days and nights mixed up. He can’t sleep 24 hours in a day
Tell your SO to let your DS cuddle with one of your shirts from the day before. Your smell will give him comfort.
Well he has his days and nights mixed up, yes. But that was intentional because we both worked full time 3rd shift and couldnt change our work schedules at that time. We know he wont sleep 24hr a day, of course. We slpit his "night time sleep" between SO and I. That way we for sure get some sleep, plus sleep during naps. He usually sleeps his "night time sleep" from about 1am-11 or 12pm. Then, hes up most of the day save for a few naps that total to about 3 hours. Thats a total of 13 or 14 hours a day with the rest being awake play time. The issue is he fights sleep with his dad so much more than with me, even for naps. DS will be exhausted and overtired, but nothing will console him. He only does that with his dad though. He's on a schedule, and does fine with it when im here, but when im not, its like ww3 to get him to sleep more than 15 mins at a time if at all. I just dont know how to help SO because DS doesnt do this when im here...