Hi there,
DS is 27 wks old. I've had various sleep issues but to summarise he is an independent sleeper, on a 4 hr EASY, can handle A time of between 2.5-3hrs, STTN, controlled reflux, on solids (we're doing BLW), recently switched from EBF to formula feeding.
The issue is that for weeks now he is waking between 5-5.30. It doesn't matter what time he goes to bed (I've tried as early as 6 and as late as about 8/8.30), how many naps he has or how long they are. It is driving me crazy!!
The other morning, I woke at 4am so thought as I was up, I might as well try WTS but when I looked in his room he was shuffling about and seemed very restless so I thought I would be risking waking him so didn't do it. I also woke at 3.40 the other night and noticed he was wedged horizontally in his cot so moved him - he woke and smiled at me but went back to sleep. Although a little early in the night for WTS, I was hopeful that this might have had a similar effect and disrupted his sleep enough to 'reset' his clock but sadly not! I also tried PUPD for 1hr 20 the other morning and it made no difference at all. He seems to wake in the morning with a start and cry/whinge but when I go in he is smiley and blowing bubbles.
Up until Weds when DD finished preschool, 5 days of the week his naps were a mess as the school run totally disrupts his day and he gets 30mins there, 15mins here etc so I was hoping that once we were in the holidays, his naps might get better which might improve the EW. It's only been 2 days and his naps haven't been amazing but no improvement so far. He may be going through the 3-2 transition but when I've tried to only give him 2 naps at the weekend, it has meant a long A time before BT (about 3 hours) and I think that's too much for him - but I couldn't give him less A time because BT would be ridiculously early.
Here's our EASY:
TUES
WU 5.20
E 5.40
S 8.30-9 on school run
E 9.30
S 15mins on way to preschool and another 15 on way back - so he woke about 12.15
E 13.30
S 10mins in car about 14.30-14.40
S still really tired so went down for a nap at 16.00 really easily - woke at 16.50 (think he was woken by DD)
E17.40
S 18.50 - tried an earlier A time before bed and he went down easily
NW 20.40 - settled easily - OT?
WEDS
WU 5.20
E 5.40
S had a nap before school run which I had to wake him up from before we left 7.40-8.20
E 9.30
S 10.40-11.35 - again, I had to wake him to pick up DD and he slept a little bit more on the way
E 13.30
S Fell asleep on way to DD's ballet about 13.40-14.00 then again on way back so I put him straight in his cot and he sletp 15.00-15.45
E 17.30
S 18.15
THURS
WU 5.20
E 5.40
S 8.20-9.40
E 9.45
S 12.35 fidgeted for a while before falling asleep and only slept 40 mins til 13.10 - OT?
E 13.45
S 15.50-16.55 I woke him from this as I was worried it was a bit too long so close to BT
E 18.10
S Was rubbing eyes so went to put him down at 18.50 but realised he'd filled his nappy so had to bring him back downstairs to change him. This seemed to send him over the edge and when I tried to put him down he had a meltdown - asleep by about 19.30
Woke up this morning at 5.35
He is currently still napping after going down at 8.10 (it's now 9.50). I will probably let him go no more than 2 hours...?
Any thoughts gratefully received!!