Used to sleep through the night

[peeta]

I hope you don't mind I have a friend who doesn't have internet access and is having some sleep issues.  I have nothing else to offer her and so I thought of you girls (who have always helped me!)

Her daughter is 11 months old and has always been an erratic sleeper.

Here is her daily schedule now.

This varies a little day by day:
 
7:30 am wake
 
8:00 am 6 oz formula (usually drinks about 4-6 oz)
 
8:30 am breakfast:
Handful of freeze dried fruit (that sounds gross!!) while her bread is toasting.  2 slices of 12 grain bread toasted with butter.  1 container of unsweetened fruity apple sauce.  Water.
 
10:30 am nap
 
12:30 wake
 
1:00 pm lunch:
handful of goldfish or 5 veggie thins.  Handful of peas and carrots.  I slice of a meat; or 2 egg yolks, boiled.  Or a grilled cheese sandwich - minus the goldfish or crackers if we do this.  Water.
 
1:30 ish  I give her a 7 oz bottle which she drinks whenever she feels like it. I leave it for her to pick up and drink when she wants it.  It's so cute when she feeds herself her bottle
 
If she has an afternoon nap:
 
3:00 pm snack:
Minigo, or yogurt, or  1 container of unsweetened fruity apple sauce.
 
3:30 pm nap
 
No nap:
 
3:30 pm snack:
Minigo, or yogurt, or  1 container of unsweetened fruity apple sauce.
 
5:00 pm dinner:
Handful of peas, handful of cheese, and a meat (chicken, beef, or turkey); about 1/2 a breast size.  If she had grilled cheese for lunch she doesn't get cheese for dinner, she gets another veggie.  Water.  Sometimes she also wants a bit of
unsweetened fruity apple sauce.
 
5:50 pm BE DVD
 
6:20 pm bath
 
6:45 pm 6 oz bottle (which she devours)
 
7:00 pm bed


She is waking up in the night, not for food.  She can't seem to settle unless the mum goes into the room.  Last night out of desperation the mum let the baby CIO-didn't take longer than 5 minutes (which seemed to work) but the baby still woke up more than a few times.  If the baby sleep through the night, she's generally up for sure between 5-6:30 before going back down unil 7:30.  Durring the day the mom is finding her more "clingy" and demanding of attention-even when in the same room.  She is in the process of various developements (walking, more verbal) and is certainly teething (although that's been going on since 4 mths and still only two teeth)

Any adcive or suggestions would be soooooo much appreciated!

[Layla]

I think the nightwaking has something to do with the 2nd nap. Is your friend finding that if her lo takes the 3.30 nap, its a short one?

You mentioned that sometimes there is no pm nap.Around 12 months, babies start the transition to 1 nap and some of the signs are taking long morning nap and short pm nap or no pm nap. If possible her mother could also try to push the morning nap closer to middle of the day (12pm) & continue to offer catnap and earlier bedtime. She could add 15mins to her A time in the morning over 3-4 days. Although some happily go to 1 nap at 12 months, most still need 2 naps, in which case I would cut the morning nap so that the child is tired enough to take the afternoon one (this is what I did with my dd anyway as she never took a catnap in the afternoon). If the baby is still taking fighting the pm nap, cut the morning nap even further to 45mins. I would also offer an earlier bedtime, especially if the pm nap doesn't occur (like 6pm) cause if she is awake from 12.30 till 7pm, that is waay too long and most likely causing nightwakings.

The baby could be also gowing through SA but I think the crankiness and clinginess is more from the overtired factor.

hth
Layla

[peeta]

Thanks for the help!