DS is an early riser and no matter which way we slice it we can't seem to get more than 10 hours out of him - bedtime is 8 pm and on a good night, wakeup is 6 am and that's been pretty consistent since I dropped the last middle of the night bf about 6 weeks ago. Doesn't seem to matter how many naps he has, or whether we put him to bed earlier or later...so we're pretty much accepting of this and are trying to make it work.
So, the dilemma is this - in trying to fix the early wakeup, we mostly went from 3 to 2 naps a few weeks ago - I say mostly because some days he just couldn't keep his eyes open around 6 pm so we'd let him do the catnap. We tried the earlier bedtime in the hopes that he'd miraculously become one of those 12 hour sleepers - but alas we were up starting our day at 4:30 or 5 instead. Nonetheless, we got into a decent groove with naps at approximately 8:30 and 1:30 and those were even improving (we're plagued with the short nap problem...doing the best I can at seeing moderate results...)
As of monday, though, I've not been able to get him to sleep more than 20 or 30 minutes in the morning. He is quite tired and seems to need the nap, but it takes FOREVER to get him to go down. Today I think he only slept for maybe 15 mins - he was asleep when I went into the shower, and awake when I came out
The second nap has been ok - around 80 mins, usually in 2 parts...
I should add that I'm also trying to wean him - we've been on just the morning and night time bf's for a week - he's having a bit of a rough go with it I think, and isn't eating much solids or taking much formula at one time - though by doing sips here and there I think we might be getting enough into him. His weight isn't great so this has been cause for concern. I'm pretty ready to have him fully weaned but we are going to play that by ear - but daytime bf's are just not practical as he starts daycare march 6th and I go back to work march 20th...just the reality of life.
So to sum up -
-Bedtime is at 8, wakeup is at 6
-Is he ready to go to one nap, or do I keep allowing this 30 min nap in the morning and if so, what time should the pm nap be?
-What are the best meal times to get him to take both the largest amount of formula and the most solids?
Just when you think you've got a handle on things, the handle pops off!!!
Help!!!
Deborah
