Hi,
My 13 m baby has a schedule since he was born. Stopped waking up for food when he was 2 m.
He goes to kinder garden and this is his schedule over there and at home:
6:30-wakes up. drinks milk (150cc). plays
7:30-goes to kinder garden. plays
9:00-eats breakfast (egg, bread, vegetables)
9:30-10:30-sleeps
10:30-12:00-plays
12:00/12:30-eats (meat/fish/pasta/vegetables)
13:00/13:30-15:00/15:30-sleeps
16:00-bottle 180cc
17:00-goes home. plays
18:00-eats (bread/fruit etc.)+bottle 180/240cc
19:00-sleep
He used to sleep til 6am, but about a month ago he started waking up at 23:00 and again at 2 or 3am. The awakening at 23:00 started, I guess, because this is when we go to sleep, and he probably hears us (the rooms are close and there aren't any other bedrooms to put him in). We're trying to do everything quietly, but it didn't help; even when we're not at home (and the babysitter isn't doing anything noisy), he wakes up at the same time. it became a routine. we give him water to calm him down. Sometimes it helps, sometimes he stands up, starts talking and actually wakes up totally. We NEVER take him out of the room. Rarely even out of his bed. It takes about 5-15 mins. til he makes himself go back to sleep. What can we do to stop this awakenings???
The second awakening is in the middle of the night, which is worse: he cries really loudly, usually we need to give him the bottle of water at least 2-3 times, we need to take him out of bed and if nothing helps so we give him a bottle of milk, which he sometimes drinks it all and sometimes just a few sips.
I tried to add more food or milk to hid meals during the day, but it didn't work; he decides how much he eats. I thought about giving him the dream feed at 22:30, like when he was little, but it seems ridiculous for such a big boy. What can we do? We want our lives back!!!
