My 8 week old used to be a really great sleeper on a 3-4 hour EASY. No nap or sleep problems whatsoever, unless his routine was thrown off from travelling. In the last 5 days he has started to nap very poorly in the afternoons which rolls into the evening. This is a daily occurrence.
Here is an example of a typical day:
8am- E
930am -S
11am- E
1230pm- S - This is one of the problem naps
115pm- wakes up, very upset and nothing calms him or gets him back to sleep - he also appears hungry
130/145pm- E
215- S, is put to bed because he is so overtired. This nap is no problem
430- E, and has to be woken for it
530- S
615- wakes up again This is when the trouble starts again - with eating and sleeping
After this we will feed him, give a bath, try and top up, and then he goes to sleep for 20 minutes. Then he wakes up, acts as though he wants to eat and will continue this every 1.5-2 hours until 10pm at which time he takes a decent feed and goes down for the night.
At night, he sleeps from 10 or 11pm and wakes once in the middle of the night to eat.
My husband and I don't know what is going on. He is not ill, having a growth spurt, and the only 'milestone' is that he has learned how to bat at toys, but I don't consider that a milestone that would hamper his sleeping - or would it? We also are consistent with making sure he sleeps in his crib and falls asleep in it by himself - which he is pretty good (he actually falls asleep better when we aren't in the room).
Any suggestions?!?! We are so frustrated...
