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we're in a big big mess
« on: August 28, 2012, 07:25:14 am »
I dont even know how it happened.

2 weeks ago, dd started shortening the afternoon nap so her day was something like this

7am wake
E milk in sippy and breakfast
A
S 11am-12.30
E lunch
A
S 3.30-4 (had to wake her)
E dinner and pudding
A
E bottle before bed
S 6.45

We have recently dropped the mid afternoon milk bottle (1 month ago) and switched from nutramigen to cows milk (8 weeks ago we started the wean, it went so well, since about 5 weeks ago she's had ordinary milk all the time)

She is teething molars, the first two came about 5 weeks ago, and the bottom one is breaking the gum since 3 days ago. Weve been med'ing occasionally, but not every 4 hours by any stretch, maybe once a day?

routine right now is a complete mess. pretty sure she's in an OT loop.

Yesterday for example:

5.55 wakeup
talking in crib for an hour before we went to get her

sleep 10.05 (at 2nd yawn, started rubbing her eyes so she was def tired) she went down nicely, but couldnt settle properly
awake 10.40 (crying, calling mama and reaching up when we went in...all snuffly. Got out the karvol and tried to resettle, but it didnt happen)

lunch at 12

13.00 sleep, again settled fine and at 1.30 she was up again, this time not crying,just mooching round in crib.

6.30 bed.

NW's at 7.15, 8pm, 8.40, 1.15am (took about 15 min to settle her in crib with my hand on her back. if i attempted to leave she popped back up and cried!!), 2.10

awake for day at 6.20am

ugh. What should i do to try and get this back to normal?

tia lili xx
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Re: we're in a big big mess
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2012, 07:34:05 am »
Hugs, sounds like she needs an A increase and is in an UT/OT loop ;)
Have you read about the 2-1 I suspect she's in the thick of it :)
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=95670.0
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=41952.0

What do you think Hun?
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Re: we're in a big big mess
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2012, 07:37:47 am »
yup, i think so too, thats why we started with the long am short pm nap structure, but since 1 week ago its all such a state (not helped by the teething lol!)

What time should i be aiming for naps to go to? And i cant remember, should i push past the tired signs to a longer A time before the nap? or put down at tired sign?

and over the next few days how can i get back to the long am short pm? surely she cant do 40 mins nap all day 2 days in a row?
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Re: we're in a big big mess
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2012, 17:35:01 pm »
update from today

awake 620 am, started the day at 7.

sleep from 1105 until 1240

bed without a peep at 620. tried for a pm catnap but she didn't sleep, just had 15 mins in her bed

did I do OK?
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Re: we're in a big big mess
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2012, 18:38:34 pm »
Ugh sorry I thought I replied last night! It mustn't have posted :(
Day looks great ;) I would try to gently push that nap out a touch to balance the day, and if you get a short map, try to resettle if you can

You will most likely have one CN days during he transition. I had to APOP our in the car ::) typically 4-4…5 hrs after nap WU then 2 hrs to bed.
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Re: we're in a big big mess
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2012, 06:14:46 am »
woo! sttn! went to bed at 620 and woke up at 7am.  that's a bit more like it hey? so I'll try to push that nap further and further to lunchtime. normally we are out in the car in the afternoon, so plenty of ap opportunities, it still works for DS (who is called zac, great name IMO!) at almost 4 yo!

thanks for your help
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Re: we're in a big big mess
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2012, 19:22:53 pm »
:D
Great one,good luck!
Lol yes Zac is agreat name!
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