help with routine & catnap

[markymum]

My DD is 4 and 1/2 months. She has started solids at 4 months, according to the new guidelines from the early childhood nurse.
Most days her routine is:

Her awake time is 2 hours.


E 5.30am 6oz and back to sleep
A 8am awake
E cereal and fruit, sometimes milk (6oz)
S 10 (2hr nap)
A 11.45am
E veggies and milk 8oz
S 2pm (1hr & 1/2 to 2 hr nap)
A 3.30-4pm
E nothing, she does not drink milk even if I offer the bottle
S she always fight this 30 min catnap, takes 10 min to put her down. Then I have to wake her up
E milk 8oz
S 8pm she is tired and her awake time is shorter than 2 hours

If she does not have her catnap she is overtired, very unsettled and it's hard to feed her. But I don't think I should have to wake her up from her catnap!

What am I doing wrong?

[mamatolevi]

What am I doing wrong?

Nothing! I'd say your routine is very good. I always had to wake my DS from his catnap, I don't think there's anything wrong with that. If you're getting a 2hr nap, a 1.5hr nap, a 30 min catnap and good nights, then I wouldn't change a thing....

[markymum]

Thanks. I thought they should naturally wake up from their catnap, as she used to do!

[mamatolevi]

I'm sure there are loads of LO's who do, but my DS would sleep as long as I'd let him...I still wake him from 75% of his naps!