I posted this on the general sleep issues board but thought id post it here too.
First off, this is DD's routine.
6/6:30-up
eat
8/8:30 nap (1/2hour or 45 min max)
10:30 eat
10:45 or 11-1ish-nap
2;30 eat
3:30-nap (maybe 1/2 hour or 45 minutes max)
6:30-eat
then bed after feed.
I posted last week that maybe she needs to switch to 2 naps, since the 1 and 3rd naps are short. But lately i have noticed that my problem is this. SHe wakes between 5 and 5:30 and shes in and out of sleep till about 6, sometimes 6:30. So when she gets up, i start her day at that time. Ive noticed that shes very tired after an hour of being up. She eats, plays a little, then fusses. This lasts maybe 45 minutes, and then shes all tired and cranky again. So the last few dyas that i have put her back to sleep at this time, and she has slept for an hour or hour and a half, which means she "gets up" at 7:30 or 8 now. Obvioulsy this will mess up the schedule we already have. any thoughts? is she overtired at the 8:30 nap and thats why shes not sleeping long? How do i count the in/out sleep? any suggestions? anything would help, thanks!