Hi!
Thanks again for your reply.
Here's his easy for yesterday. It's pretty detailed as I was looking to see if I could find a pattern. I took note of how long he nursed. If I hadn't been looking at the clock, he would have nursed for about 4 minutes each time (only on one breast). The nursing time include burping him (numerous times).
Looking at naps and last night, I'm thinking that we've got a prop problem...and a problem transitioning between sleep cycles. If you see anything else, however, I would love your input!
7 :00 → Chatter in bed
(E) 7 :15 → Get out of bed. Nurse 20 min (R, L)
(A) 7 :25 → File down nails, change diaper, put on cream, brakfast, activity center, read book.
(…S…) 8 :35 → Try to put down for nap (cues : whisper, curtains, key words, white noise) *shhsh/pat + paci
(S) 9 :05 → Asleep (back)
9 :30 → Wake up screaming – try to resettle (shhsh/pat + paci)
9 :45 → Wide awake, chatting, turning head and squirming to try to make eye contact.
(A) 9 :45 → Open package, Practice sitting against boppy, tummy time, swing
(E) 10 :35 → Nurse 15 min (L,R) *Fussy : gas and probably fatigue
(A) 10 :50 → Diaper, change into day clothes *Fussy : tired (rubs eyes, pulls ears)
(…S…) 11 :10 → Try to put down for nap *shhsh/pat + paci
(S) 11 :20 → Asleep (side)
11 :50 → Squeak
12 :00 → Panicked fuss – resettle (paci, hand on shoulder)
12 :55 → Squeak
13 :05 → Panicked fuss – resettle (paci, hand on shoulder)
(A) 13 :30 → Walk around in mommy’s arms, look at the baby in the mirror, play with Sophie the giraffe, play with toy hammer
(E) 13 :50 → Nurse 15 min (R, L)
(A) 14 :05 → Diaper change, play in crib, practice rolling over, swing, book
(…S…) 15 :15 → Try to put down for nap *shhsh/pat +paci
(S) 15 :30 → Asleep (side)
16 :15 → Stirring
16 :20 → Panicked fuss – (paci, shhsh/pat 30 min – not asleep but calm when left room).
(A) 16 :50 → Practice sitting, walk (in carrier)
(E) 17 :30 → Nurse 12 min (L, R)
(A) 17 :50 → Diaper, practice sitting, sit at table during supper
(E) 18 :55 → Top off nursing 8 min (R) *fussy, squirming pop on and off
(A) 19 :05 → Bath ritual, bedtime ritual
(…S…) 19 :20 → Try to put him down for sleep *shhsh/pat +paci
(S) 19 :40 → Asleep (side)
The night was a disaster. I put him down unswaddled (as with for his naps today) because lately he has been breaking out of swaddles and waking himself out by rubbing his hands all over his face) with him waking up at 21:20, 22:40, 23:00, 23:20, 23:45
1, 2:00
2, 3:35, 4:10, 5:10, 6:15, up for the day at 7:00. He never seemed fully awake (eyes closed, rubbing his face, calming down as soon as the pacifier was in and generally needing a hand on his chest for a couple of minutes before falling back asleep) and I only go in when I hear the "panicked fuss" because when I hear that, it means I have only a few seconds before he starts crying his head off.
1At this point, I decided put his arms inside of his sleep sac
2At this point, I nursed him seeing as his last feed was 7 hours previous. He only nursed for 3 minutes though and it felt more like a comfort nursing session than a hunger nursing session
Other notes of interest:
- After each awakening, he would calm down immediately once the pacifier was in. Trying shhsh/pat only served to get him into "full blown crying his heart out" mode.
- Even after putting his arms in his sleep sack, I would find him with one arm out (he found a way to get it back into the arm hole) when he awoke.
- When his arms are loose, he has a tendency to grab onto the pacifier and pull it out of his mouth (even once I put socks over his hands) and then start crying because he doesn't have it in his mouth anymore. He is still unable to stick it back into his mouth on his own and he doesn't think to suck on his hands.
Today, I decided to start swaddling him again (he obviously isn't ready to be weaned off the swaddle yet), but will be using the Aussie swaddle because he does like some mobility. Crossing my fingers for it to make a difference.
Sorry if my reply has too much information or seems all over the place, I'm kind of sleep-deprived.