Mine did this and then I got really really tired and decided something had to change or I was going to go nuts! Now Logan is 4 months and he sleeps thru the night and takes naps. Everyone gave me the let them cry it out advice which I couldn't do. I read every baby sleep book and came up with a few things that really worked. So here's what I did. ( And maybe you are doing all this already?)
First, I established a set bathtime and bedtime. Every single night at 7pm I give Logan a bath in dimmed light. I turn off the tv and limit noise. Then by 8 I sit in the dark with him and feed him (he's bottle fed) and rock in a rocking chair until he goes to sleep. I will rock for up to 30 min until he goes to sleep. Sometimes we stare at each other for 30 min like a wierd battle of wills until he gives up, gets bored, and conks out. My hubby and I call this "Plan A". If after 30 minutes he is no longer hungry, won't take a binky, and is fussy with me rocking, I will then go to Plan B...the Moby wrap. I put him in Moby and rock back and forth in dim light, or even the dark. This usually is with a binkie in his mouth too. I sing or put on the tv very low so I have something to look at. And sometime I walk around the house, baby in the Moby, reading a novel and pacing. Once he's out, or it's been another 30 min, then I will put him in the crib to sleep OR return to Plan A, feeding and rocking.
Second, I KNOW this is terrible but Logan will only sleep well on his belly. So, I quit trying to put him to bed on his back after 3 exhausting weeks of him waking up minutes after he would go to bed. It seemed like he did the startle thing and his flailing arms would wake him up. So, I put him to bed on his tummy and rubbed his back until he would fall deep asleep. Then I would roll him over once he was really out.
Third, when he wakes up in the middle of the night, I FLY to the crib and don't wait till he's fully awake and I stick a binkie in his mouth. I'd say 90% of the time he will fall back asleep and I can remove binkie 20 minutes later. 10% that does work and he's really hungry or wet and I have to go back to Plan A.
Hope this helps!
Ann
Mommy to Logan 8-25-05