Hi,
HELP !!
We move house next week and DD has starting with the 45 min.naps (not consistently) even after 2hrs 20 A time. That is a long time for her age I thought. She's also rolling back to front and waking talking talking and more talking !!! She's incredibly alert and is v.active. She's been awake for 10 mins. now afte r a 50 min. 1st nap and is now fussing !
She has also started waking at 5.30am regardless of bedtime. I'd love to post a routine but it varies every day (not the A times, just the sleep times !!) We start with her awake time and so it differes daily. I'd love to get to a 7-7 routine, but like her brother she seems to have an early cycle.
I'm wondering if the rolling thing is upsetting her and keeping her awake 'cos she's a tummy sleeper. She's in a grobag and the transition from swaddle was fine. I guess we're stuck with the wakings there until she can also roll back onto her tummy ?
It's the 45 min. nap monster I hate as we go back to a min. 4/5 naps a day w/ that and messy feed times (she does 4hr feeds normally). I've tried w2s but she isn't responding well. Once I got her back to sleep when I went in and patted her botty briefly. She (again like her brother) needs her space ot settle herself so less is more.
Any tips on moving on the EWs and encouragement for the end of 45 min. naps ? Is 2hrs 20 long for a 5 mth old ? Aren't they supposed to disappear by 6 mths
? She won't re-settle in the am if we do a feed at 5.30am, least only 1 in 10 attempts she might, just might. She's a feisty one !
Deb x
