Answer: My little girl started waking up about the same age as your son too, likely due to teething. It was sometimes very difficult to get her to go back to sleep. She wanted to nurse or play, but anything other than that (ie Mom trying to put her back in her crib) and she would cry very loudly! I'm not one to let her cry it out, but we tried a few times as we were getting desperate for sleep and that didnt change anything. Instead of getting tired of crying and going to sleep she would just get herself so worked up that I thought she was going to stop breathing! Needless to say we only tried that once or twice before giving in to her. Thankfully it only lasted a month or so and then she turned into a great sleeper. Has he always been like this or is it recent? I know a lot of people think that feeding him a bottle with formula will help him sleep better but in personal exper. it doesnt at all. In fact, I found my daughter slept just as long if not longer when I nursed her last thing before bed and didnt give a bottle. Formula can be hard on their tummies, and I was always a bit lazy about pumping.I'm sure you've already tried soft music, a few hugs and a sip of water then putting him back in bed with a toy, things like that... so besides keeping at it and knowing that yes it will end (just not soon enough) there isnt too much else to do. Perhaps an extra detailed Dr visit to make sure he isnt sick in any way, or making sure if he's teething you are providing some comfort for that.