routine check

[charmie]

Hey how has it been going?  I hope you didn't feel too lost without BW site. 



xxx
charm

[*Becky*]

Thanks for asking Charmie - I was just about to post. I really appreciate your help.
Ok so DS has been waking earlier and earlier the last week and today it was 5.10am! although he did resettle until 5.45am. I tried to settle him again as I have a thing that I will not get him up before 6am but he cried and so by about 5.55am we got up. He was very irritable. Please could you look at yesterday and see if you can see something that might help.

Awake at 5.55am
E - 6.15am - solids at 7.15am
S - 8.45am - 10am

E - 10.30am- lunch at 12pm
S - 1 - 2pm

E - 2.30pm
S - 4.30-5pm
Solids at 5pm bed at 6.30 after milk.

Woke 5.10am today.

I swing between thinking he is OT, UT or just bored! Strangely I am finding he is in a better mood in the afternoons at the moment.

I need a plan as ideally I would like a 6.30am/7am start to the day. I cannot seem to get him to bed any later than 6.30pm and I do not really want to try as he is tired by then and fussy.

Today I put him down at 8.15am as I was sure he was tired and he went straight to sleep but I am sure an hour or an hour 15 is all we will get.

He is generally doing about 2.5 hours in total day naps and around 11.5 night sleep (which is great!)

Heeeelp!

Thanks
becky x

[*Becky*]

ok so he slept from 8.15-9.30am and then I put him down at 12.25pm when he showed cues.
I really want to push our whole day forward as he is 7.5 months now and while I am happy to do the catnap if he needs it which he does, it does feel like we will be doing it for ever!
becky x

[charmie]

The catnap was only 30mins.  Is it normally like that?  Did he wake up on his own or did you wake him up from it?  If he woke up on his own after 30mins that means he needs longer naps 1 and 2.  How does he wake up from naps 1 and 2?  I am suspecting he is UT. 

What is his temperament again please?

xxx
charm

[*Becky*]

catnap is APOP always and in the car so I can control it. I only give him half an hour. As soon as I stop he wakes up!
He was touchy but is spirited these days with a little textbook thank goodness.
Becky

[*Becky*]

also - he always wakes from naps crying a little regardless of whether they are short or long.
The rest of the day went like this...
S - 12.25-1.40pm

E - 2.30pm
S - 4.15-4.50pm

E - solids at 5pm
Bed at 6.15pm after milk.

I nsuspect bsomething is going on as he is fussing a lot and showing tired signs i.e. at a friends house this pm he was fussing after being up 1.5 hours? Possibly teeth? Also seemed very hungry today.

Let me know what you think and maybe a plot for the first A time tomorrow.
Thanks Charmie
Becky

[charmie]

Hi Becky.Sorry I'm not on much lately.  We just moved house and we don't have internet service yet.  I have to rely on DH's 3G card...and only in the evenings when he's back form work.

Anyway, if you are suspecting he is teething maybe try teething gel and paracetamol 20mins before nap time.  Also bring nap time forward (shorten a times) as they get tired a bit earlier when teething. 


xxx
charm