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That age is a REALLY tough time for sleep. I have zero advice for you because I just sort of powered through and was miserable for a few weeks there. But it does get better, I promise!!

You did NOT create these 'problems'. Seriously, try to let go of any blame you are directing toward yourself. I was in the exact same situation as you. I really, really don't want to scare you because this may not be the case for your LO, but my little guy was incredibly difficult in the sleep department from the day he was born (only slept when held, naps for the first few months involved a TON of bouncing, etc.) and now at 14 months, he still sucks at sleeping. I don't say this to scare you at all, but to tell you it is almost all due to temperament. I can't tell you how many times I listened to a parent say 'I did this and this and now my child sleeps well'. I think a parent can encourage good sleep habits, but you simply can't force a child to sleep well. Just try to relax as much as you can and do the best you can. It sucks, but you'll get through it. If you need to vent, I'm here! Good luck!

I was just here, writing these types of posts a few weeks ago. I felt like things were never going to get better, but they have. DS is 5 months and we are turning a corner on sleep. Nights are on the whole much better, although we still have a bad one usually once a week. Naps are still 30 min usually, although sometimes we will randomly get a longer one.

On swaddling: around that time we tried to swaddle wean too, and it was disastrous as well. However, maybe 2 weeks later he was rolling so we did it again, and it was ok. So try again in a little while!

We started a consistent nap and night routine. That helped signal him it was time to sleep. We made sure to start paying closer attention to tired signs and start our routine at the first signs of tired.

Then, we ended up doing cry it out. However, it was hardly CIO, he cried for 15 min max. I think having a consistent sleep routine first helped that, but I also think he was just developmentally ready for it. We were spending an hour trying to rock and nurse him to sleep while he screamed, so we figured we'd let him cry in the crib. I think we really lucked out on when we happened to try it though!

What saved me until things got better was co-sleeping. I never thought I'd do it, but when DS thought 5 was time to get up or was up every hour all night and I'd had enough by 4am, I'd nurse him side-lying in my bed and we'd both get a few more hours of sleep. He'd also sleep longer for naps co-sleeping, so sometimes his first nap is take with him and we'd both get a good nap

Good luck. No magical answers here, just know sometimes you can't do anything but get through it (which is sooooo frustrating for me!). You can do it! It will end!!

I'm going through the same exact thing, my son will be 16 weeks tomorrow and he's a frigging wreck. He's been a decent night sleeper up until this week when we decided it was time to move him from sleeping in the rock n play to his crib. It's really rough. I'm not totally opposed to CIO but it wouldn't work with him. He's been screaaaaaaming. It's heartbreaking and frustrating. I hope things get better for you!

Sounds like your baby is completly normal! This is a tough age for fussiness and sleep. And so stressful on parents. But honestly your night sleep doesn't seem as bad as it could be. At this age I would encourage you to just do what works. Try not to do much around the house, let the chores go for a while.
I think most CIO programs recommend you wait until 4-5 months. We did Sleep Easy Solution for CIO at 5 months and it worked very well. Your babe probably still needs a tight swaddle. We loved the Woobies because hands & arms *never* got free.

You could ask you pediatrician about reflux. Also your LO is at a peak age for being fussy- read more about it here
http://purplecrying.info/what-is-the-period-of-purple-crying.php

Edit: opps! just realized this was an older post. Hope things got easier for you guys!