screaming and wont settle...? He self settles well during the day and may fall asleep at night ok but then awakes after a short time and will scream the house down for as long as we let him. If we go and tend to him, he stops crying but the minute we leave, he starts up again. We have tried literally everything, re-feeding, changing his nappy, comforting him and letting him cry it out but nothing seems to work. We are at a dead end and don't know what to do. Has anyone experienced anything like this before, and if so, any suggestions?
Thanks to everyone for the answers. To explain in detail, he will fall asleep ok, when put to bed around 7pm. After approx half an hour to an hour, he will wake and cry. If we go and settle him, he will stop yet the minute we leave he starts up again. We have resorted to letting him cry it out and he will do so for an hour or so. We feel terrible but not sure what else to do. Once he finally falls asleep after this episode, he will sleep through the night. We are lucky he sleeps through but just at wits end on how to solve this last little issue. He has followed a strict routine since he was approx 3 months old and thrives on this. Yet this last niggle at night, we just can't seem to resolve. It feels horrible to let him cry, but everything seems so habit forming and we are just at a point of wanting to nip it in the bud. Each approach we have tried, we have done so for approx 2 weeks before moving on to the next. Maybe a visit to the paed. is required? Not sure really..

Thanks to everyone for the answers. To explain in detail, he will fall asleep ok, when put to bed around 7pm. After approx half an hour to an hour, he will wake and cry. If we go and settle him, he will stop yet the minute we leave he starts up again. We have resorted to letting him cry it out and he will do so for an hour or so. We feel terrible but not sure what else to do. Once he finally falls asleep after this episode, he will sleep through the night. We are lucky he sleeps through but just at wits end on how to solve this last little issue. He has followed a strict routine since he was approx 3 months old and thrives on this. Yet this last niggle at night, we just can't seem to resolve. It feels horrible to let him cry, but everything seems so habit forming and we are just at a point of wanting to nip it in the bud. Each approach we have tried, we have done so for approx 2 weeks before moving on to the next. Maybe a visit to the paed. is required? Not sure really..