Thought I would make this into a new topic.
My daughter is 3.5 months, almost 4 months and ever since I switched to the 4 hour routine, though feedings are much nicer and she sleeps for a full 2 hours at each nap, I am finding 30min to 45min before her nap time she becomes super fussy and showing signs of tiredness with the rubbing of the eyes over and over again. If I hold her in my arms she screams, cries, punches, arches her back. But since I don't want her to go to sleep that soon I keep her awake by doing anything even though she will be continuing to cry. Thinking she just doesn't want to be held I'll put her down 5min to her nap time and then she does the super sad cry really loud. Eventually she'll fall asleep, like within 10min, but I think it is because she wore herself out with all the crying. Could it be the long activity time? Feeding-wise she is definately great with the 4 hour routine....but I don't know how to solve this problem. I try and wind her down 15min before her nap with a rock and I try reading to her but by then she is so mad she will get fussy while I try reading to her. Here is my routine::
8am wake up and feed 7oz
8:30 A
10am S
12pm E 7oz
12:30pm A
2pm S
4pm E 7oz
4:30pm A
5:30pm S
6:30pm A
in bed, fed 5oz, bathed by 8:30
dreamfeed at 11pm 6oz