Hi, I've been reading some of the posts about signs that they're ready to transition, and I wondering if I could get some advice. Here is a typical schedule for my lo. (just turned 4 months).
8am - wake and bf shortly after
9/9:30 - nap (lately it's been longer 1-2 hrs)
11a - bf
12:30 - nap (usually just under an hour)
2p - bf
3:30 - nap (sometimes can extend to 1.5+ hrs)
5p - bf
6/6:30 - catnap (< hr)
7/7:30 - bf
8/8:30 - bed
10:30p - dreamfeed
He is roughly on this schedule every day but over the past few days has taken some much longer naps (today - slept from 4:45p - 6:45p) and some much shorter naps. Also he has been waking up from some naps crying hard like as if he's had a bad dream or something. Also tonight I put him to bed around 8:15p and he woke just over an hour later crying and totally awake, but then I re-swaddle and gave soother and he fell back asleep.
Also last night he woke around 4:30am, I gave him the soother and fell back asleep for abit, then woke again just before 6am so I just fed him cause I was so tired. He didn't have that much though but was totally awake, but I just put him back in his crib and he slept till 9am. Then after his morning feed he slept from 9:15-11am, he doesn't usually nap for that long.
So as you can see his routine has been off lately so I'm wondering what I can do to get it back on track. I have tried keeping him up longer but he can really only last 1.5 hrs or 2 at the very most, and at this time he is usually cranky and really ready for a nap. I have also tried just waiting longer to feed him past the 3 hr mark and he can't really do this, he just starts acting really hungry. The only time he can really go longer than 3 hrs in b/w feeds is if he has a longer than normal nap, then wakes and it's been over 3 hrs.
I am also wondering about giving up the dreamfeed, cause I wonder if this is screwing up his night sleeping?
Thanks in advance for your help!
