p.s. Lara, what is your take on how to respond to the fussing, etc? Others are saying that I shouldn't ever let her cry; now I'm just totally confused. Because letting her fuss some has what has gotten me some success with sleep/naps....
I posted on the other thread that I feel like I just need a plan: something very specific to try for the next nap/next early waking, like put her down after x amount of time if she's showing tired signs, or only go get her if she's doing x when she wakes up but not if she's doing y. Otherwise I'm just going to become more and more of a wreck. Here's the last 3 days:
9/19
A: 7:50
Eat: 8:00 (crappy)
Nap: down when she started rubbing her eyes at 9:30, minimal fussing, but didn't actually fall asleep until 9:50. Woke a few times and put herself back to sleep but woke for good (happy, chatting) at 10:35.
A:10:35
Eat: 11 (because she was fussing, but she didn’t eat well.)
S: down at 12:25, minimal fuss, asleep 12:35; movement at 1:03, 1:15 woke and fussed (uhappy jabbering at 40 min mark; fed at 1:20, sort of slept through this)
E: 1:20 (in middle of nap)
A: 1:45
E 3:20
S: 3:35 (ish – fell asleep while feeding, woke briefly when I put her down, went right back to sleep)
A: 5:15
E: 6:10
S: 7 (down, didn’t sleep until 8, probably due to swaddle issues)
E: 9, 2, 5:30
9/20
E: 5:30
A: 7:45 (??)
E: 8:50 (3hr 20 min, ate well)
S: 9:35 (9:30 down, minimal fuss, started rubbing eyes at 9:15) woke 10:15 but stayed quiet, went back to sleep after about 10 minutes)
A:11:25
E: 12:50 (this doesn't seem right. I think it would have been more like 12:30)
S: 1:30 (I got stuck at the mechanic, couldn't get home to get her down, she fell asleep in her carseat. We got home and I fed her and put her down, and she slept until 3)
E: 2:00
A: 3:00
S: 5:30 (5:05 down, few sleepy signs, fussed a bit, finally nursed to sleep
A:5:48
Bed: 7:20 (down in 5 minutes)
9/21
E: 6:00
A: 7:15 woke
E: 8:50
S: 9:30 (down at 9:00, started rubbing eyes 8:30-8:45)
A: 10:00 (screaming, wouldn’t settle)
E: 12:00
S: 12:30 (down at noon)
A: 1:00 (screaming, wouldn't settle)
E: 2:50
S: 3:11 (3:00 down – started to fuss before I put her down. 3:33 woke. From here, took her for a long walk in the stroller, then a car ride, etc. She finally fell asleep around 7, then woke at 8:30, fussing that escalated when I did my usual, which is to go in and comfort every few minutes. Woke again at 10:30, 2, and 4:30, but just to eat.)