Tough Love

Man this is hard. I've tried a couple of things tonight - I went in there and rubbed his tummy and gave him a cuddle then left him for about 1/2 hour with him stopping and starting. Then went back in and offered him a bottle with water wouldn't have a bar of it. Left the room again and its now an hour since he first woke - these been a long pause but time will tell.

Well it didn't work last night so will try again tonight - any other helpful advice as I know he can sleep through he has done it before?

Aw, it is really hard huh?
Ella was about the same age when we started it with her.
It took 3 nights of re-settling before she slept through, but since then she has been a wonderful sleeper, only waking if she is sick or had a bad dream.
First night she cried for 3 hours on and off, second for 1.5 and third about 15 minutes. She was always her happy self in the mornings so not emotionally scarred by the experience as I worried she would be
All I can suggest is stick with it and be consistent, it take 3 days to change a habit (which was true for us) and sometimes it needs to be replaced with a new one. I started giving Ella her cuddly instead of her bottle.
Hang in there, it can be done and you won't look back once these hard few nights are over.

Yay! Here's hoping he makes a habit of it!

That's great news! Let us know how tonight goes

Oh that's great! Well done