Hi all,
I was previously posting in the 'General Sleep Issues' board and jessmum46 was helping me with suggestions.
6 month old nap and night time help neededMy son is now 7 months and I have managed to extend the first A time to 2.5 hrs and the second A Time to 2 hr 45 mins.
Routine is roughly as below, I am constrained by a school pick up at 3:15 PM - 3:35/40 PM
He puts himself to sleep, but resettling for naps and night (most often) requires me to feed him.
Yesterday was roughly
Wake up - 7 AM
Feed + Solids
Nap - 9:30 AM - Slept for an hour and then resetttled and slept till 11:19 AM. Approx 1 hr 49 mins
NOTE: Nap 1 is usually 1 hr - 1hr 20 mins if he goes without waking up. When we started extending wake times, he has done this couple of times last week.
If not, max is 1.5 hrs
Wake up - 11:19 AM
Feed + Solids
Nap - 2:01 PM. Resttled after 38 minutes. Slept till 3:17 PM Approx 1hr 16 mins
NOTE: Nap 2 is usually 1 hr - 1hr 20 mins if he goes without waking up. Although he does not do this as often as Nap 1.
If not, max is 1.5 hrs
Catnap - usually rock him or pram or drive - after 2:15 or 2.5 hrs. Naps for 25 - 30 mins.
Woke 6 PM
Feed + Solids
Night slept - 8:11 PM.
Woke every hour till 11:30 PM - 9:00 PM, 10:30 PM, 11:30 PM
He has been waking up after 40 mins - 1 hour immediately after going to bed. Sometimes he is screaming as if he had a nightmare. I can just pick him up and cuddle him and settle him back after this usually.
Then 1:30 PM, 3:30 AM, 4:30 AM broken sleep till 7:30 AM
1. Can someone review my routine. I am not sure how to extend A times further with the school run in afternoon.
2 I am desperate for some long stretches at night - how do I resettle without feeds? Also which feeds t cut out?
3. Naps are also still broken.
Please help. Any help would be appreciated.
Elsa