Hi, we finally got our 10 month old back on track which has gone pretty well so far. She has been sleeping through the night for the past week (yeah) but her mornings have been getting earlier and earlier ever since (first 6:30 and each day earlier until this morning at 4:45). She was waking contentedly first, which soon turned to tired cries - now she just wakes tired and crying. I've had some mild success getting her to go back to sleep usually for another 45 mins, but often it's a lengthy process and is fitful. This morning I caved after 30 mins and bf'd her, which she grateful for and went back to sleep contentedly for another 45 mins. So, it leads me to wonder does she need a routine tweaking or is it a feeding issue? The following is her general day:
6:30 wake and bf
7:30 breakfast of cheerios, fruit and a tbsp of infant cereal (had to cut way back on this stuff because it was constipating her so much, but she's a good finger food eater thankfully)
9:45/10 nap (goes down with a whine or two, nothing serious)
11:00 wake and bf
12:00 lunch of toast, veggies, cheese or yogart and something high protein
2:45 nap (a little fussier to settle than the am, but she is still getting used to this nap - this is the one we always struggled with)
4:00 wake and bf
5:30 supper of meat, veggies, fruit
6:45 bath, bf and asleep by 7:30 fairly contentedly (sometimes in bed by 7:00 if she's had a poor nap day)
She is generally a good eater and is still bfing pretty contentedly (not really showing any signs of self-weaning yet). She's also cutting another tooth, but I really don't think that's the problem as that hasn't really bothered her much in the past. Should I shorten her naps or am I missing something else?
Thanks, Steph
