Tracy's motto of "just when you think you've got it all figured out, everything changes," is so true!!!! Here is my problem. My 6.5 month old has never been consistent with his napping. We've battled the dreaded 45 min. naps, done pick up/put down, you name it. I THOUGHT we were on the right track, as he was giving me a good 1.5-2 hour AM nap and 1 - 2 hour PM nap, but now...well, now, I don't know what the problem is. He has been sleeping less than 1.5 hours in the AM and only 30 - 45 minutes in the PM. He's not crying though (Thank God) and just lays there happy and playful until I go get him up. But it just drives me insane that he's not getting the sleep that I know he needs. When he doesn't get the "typical" 14-15 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period, it eats me up! I beat myself up over it, but at the same time, don't know how to help him get that sleep. Here is his routine, but of course it all varies.
wake 6:00 (has recently been getting up at 5:45 or earlier UGH!)
E 6:15 (breastfeed)
7:15 (3T cereal)
A
S 8:30 - 10:00/10:30 (but recently less)
E 10:30 (breastfeed)
A
E 12:00 (lunch - 2.5 oz. veggies)
A
S 12:30/1:00 -
(usually 30 - 45 minutes)
E 2:30/3:00 (breastfeed)
A (ususally a catnap in here if PM nap was too short)
E 5:00 dinner (3.5 Tcereal)
A
E 6:00/6:15 (breastfeed)
S 6:30/7:00 bedtime
He has reflux and is in a reflux sling while sleeping, so it's not that he's rolling over or anything like that. He just won't sleep long. His nighttime sleep has been under 11 hours recently and I'm not sure why that is all of a sudden either. Maybe I am over-reacting...I don't know, but I feel like I'm not actually giving him the tools that he needs to sleep well during his naps. I am going back to work in a few weeks and feel stressed about him not sleeping well at home and knowing that it will be worse at daycare. I have tried to extend his awake time - up to 3 hours and that doesn't seem to make a difference either. My one consolation is that he's happy and healthy, but I still feel so frustrated with the situation. I guess I just assumed he would have it all figured out by now. Any advice would be appreciated!
