There's a couple of things going on at the moment for LO. We've just changed his BT routine so that he no longer has his BF last thing before bed (it's now BF, bath, PJs, story, bed) (that way Dada can do some putting to bed and Mama can sometimes sneak out in the evenings!). He's also had a funny tum. That has bothered his parents more than him but clearly, from his nappies, there's something odd going on in his insides! Nearly at the end of that, hopefully, just keeping him on plain foods for the moment to allow it to calm down and it seems to be working.
Anyway, with these in the background, his BT seems to be drifting ever later. Where he used to fall asleep pretty quickly on his own in the cot, I presume thanks to the milk in part, he is now engaging in a bit of messing about behaviour. Calling out, asking for kisses, throwing his soother out of the cot and then asking for it (that is not entertained at all). I understand it's a big adjustment for him to no longer have BF to push him over the edge into sleep but he goes down for his nap without it and has done for months. He definitely does not have a habit of feeding to sleep.
He has started cutting his nap too to 1.5 hours, he's now up around 1pm most days. He is also tending to wake up before 7, we had 6am the other day, the morning after I managed to get him to sleep around 7.15pm. Night-time sleep seems to be steady around the 11 hour mark (sometimes 11.5).
Overall, I have to say, he's in a really good mood, having fun and eating like a horse, in spite of the scary nappies.
So my question is this: are we at a stage where he needs the later BT in order to fit his nap and enough A time into the day? Do we just accept that this is the new normal and pull his BT back when he starts cutting his nap down? What about shifting his nap earlier in the morning? Personally I think 8.30 is way too late to be going to sleep but I'm not sure what I should aim for - 8pm?
Here's what yesterday looked like, sleep-wise:
Woke 6.30ish, chatted til about 6.50 then yelling 'Mammmmeeeeee'
Nap 11.40 til 1.10
Sleep, eventually, 8.20ish (Dada was doing the honours...)
woke this morning 6.40
All comments and tales very welcome! Thanks!
