Hi
We are 4 weeks into pupd with Ollie.
The 1st week he went down to 1 wake up at night (from 2) and was sleeping a little later in the morning - was fab.
Anyway, his night wakings have increased but I am aware of possible growth spurts and developmental leaps at this stage and he is really going down v well with pupd (albeit I have to be I the room but as he was heavily dependant on nursing to sleep (and even being held for naps ) so am happy with it and will do gradual removal ) and he goes to sleep (eventually) with little on no tears
The night wakings are hard as I feed him (bf) and he holds on like a limpet with all his might so by the time I manage to unlatch him he is either almost asleep or asleep and with 4 -6 wake ups a night I am just too tired - I am hoping the wake ups are developmental/growth spurts and will naturally drop back down.
Anyway, his naps..... He has 2 naps a day - 1-2 hours each (usually), the 1st 2 hours after he wakes for the day then the 2nd is 3-4 hours after he wakes from his 1st nap eg:
ufd 6.30
bf
activity ( while I sort bits and bobs)
7.30 breakfast
activity
bf
8.30 -10am nap
snack
activity
bf
12pm lunch
activity
2pm - 3.30pm nap
snack
activity
bf
5.30ish dinner
6.30 bedtime routine activity - bath, teeth etc
7.30 bed
my problem is that over the last few days he really is fighting pupd - his crying is escalating to a level I have never heard before and today I ended up nursing him to sleep as he was inconsolable - nothing would sooth him.
so how should I deal with it - it's stressing me out as I go back to work in 2 weeks time - I'm exhausted from the night wakings and want him to be able to nap while away from me...... Is what is happening with the night wakings undermining my pups for naps? I really am at a loss as apart from the bath and teeth my pupd is the same as at night and he is totally fine about going to bed at night. I do try and wind down for naps but he can get excited about ANYTHING lol.
any help is much appreciated
ps Ollie is 9 the old
many thanks
helen