Our little guy is 3 months and one week old. He has always been a pretty sensitive baby and not a very good sleeper - from birth has slept between 8 to 11 hours a day including nighttime and naps. He has actually been a pretty good night sleeper, sleeping 6-8 hours consistently since his second or third week of life, but not napping very much during the day. Over the last couple of weeks I've managed to get him on a pretty good EASY schedule and his cues have become much easier to read. His daytime napping has also increased (although I often resort to putting him in the swing or letting him nap on me for his afternoon nap because it seems like the only way to get a good 1.5 to 2 hours out of him).
Suddenly, over the last four or five days he has begun NW. Usually around midnight, 2, then 3, then 5 and 6 am. I have been trying very hard to get him back to sleep in his crib, but the last two nights I ended up letting him sleep on me from 5-6:30 because I am getting so exhausted. I also have an 18 month old at home so it's difficult to keep things quiet for the baby, who is extremely sensitive to outside noises. Other info - I am breastfeeding but supplement about 2 ounces of formula with a supplemental nursing system per feeding due to low milk supply (past breast surgery).
Here is his average schedule:
Wakes around 6:30-7am
E - 7 am breastfeeding about 30-40 minutes
A - is up for about 45 minutes to 1 hour before he starts to get tired and fuss.
S - usually from about 9:15 am. 30 minutes to one hour.
E - 10/10:30 am breastfeeding about 30-40 minutes
A - for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. We often go for a walk at this time and he falls asleep in the baby bjorn.
S - sleeps for 45 minutes to 1.5 hours.
E - 1 pm breastfeeding about 30-40 minutes
A - for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
S - This is usually his longest nap. Will sleep up to 2 hours if on me or in swing.
E - 4/4:30 pm breastfeeding about 30-40 minutes
A - 45 minutes. Will sometimes take a catnap or gets really fussy around 6/6:30pm. Bedtime routine is a bath, massage and feeding. Starts around 6:45pm and baby is usually put to bed around 7:30 or 8 pm.
S - 7:30 or 8 pm. He is getting better at falling asleep in his crib with a tight swaddling and paci and I can usually get him to sleep within about 20 minutes.
Over the last 4 days wakes at midnight, 2 and/or 3, 5 and 6 am. The first night I fed him when he woke up. But for the last few days I just soothe him (with a paci, patting and sometimes have to bounce to get him to stop crying) then feed him at 3am, and again at 6 am when he wakes up.
One more note: The grandparents have been here the last 3 days, but the NW began before they got here.
Any advice is appreciated!!
