Sleep (long)

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 We are having sleep issues.  Leo does not sleep all day at daycare, maybe 20 minutes a day.  I have talked to them and they say he is super active all day and not fussy at all.  I have taken a lovey in to see if that would help.  I think at least part of the problem is that he sleeps on his belly now and daycare cannot lay them on their bellies till 1 year, if he flips fine, but they can?t lay him down that way.  Last week at the doctor Leo had dropped from his normal 90% to 70% in weight.  Doc said he should be getting at least 12 hours of sleep a day, he gets no where near that.  He also suggested starting cereal.  We started this week, but I am pretty sure not much of it is getting to his belly.  He doesn?t seem to like it.  I am going to give it another week then start purees.  On the weekend he naps for me no problem.  He sleeps in the car if we are on the go, and yesterday he took a 2 and half our nap in his crib. I think he clearly needs to sleep during the day but just can?t at daycare.  They do not have a set nap time in the infant room.  When he moves to the infant 2 room I believe they do, but he won?t be moving there for a couple months or so.

Leo has never been a kid to sleep through the night.  He has always eaten once and went right back to sleep so it was never really a big deal.  He had been pushing his night feeding closer and closer to the morning (we get up at 5) so I could see STTN in our future.  Well recently he has decided that he doesn?t want to go back to sleep after he eats.  He will lay in his crib and fuss and whine.  He is not screaming but is definitely not happy.  I usually find him in there on his hands and knees rocking, and rubbing his face on the mattress.  I end up having to go put his paci back in his mouth several times a night.  Last night even that did not work, he fussed and whined from 130-430.  I have the ferber book and I am ready to give it a try but I don?t know how it will work for us.  He goes to bed just fine around 8 pm and sleeps great till 1ish.  Do the timing intervals start when he wakes up or when he is actually crying?  I am at such a loss.  I know he needs more sleep.  If you made it this far, any advice?  I am writing this completely sleep deprived so hopefully it makes a little sense.

Thanks- Sarah