Yes, of course. Sorry I forgot to answer all the questions prior to posting. Sleep deprivation!
A between 6:20 and 7
E 8 nurse (not very interested due to feasting all night, I'm sure)
A 9 solids
S 10:15-11:30 or 12
E 12:15 nurse
A 1 solids
S 3-4:30 (ideally, but bec. we are all over the place by this time, I aim for a 3h A before this nap and that usually works, but sometimes only ends up a 40 min nap)
E 4:30 nurse
A 5:30 solids,
6:15 bath, bed routine
E 7 nurse
S 7:30
after that many NW, never more than a 3h stretch of sleep.
A couple of times (like this morning) she was up at 5:45 AM - it was a NW turned EW as I couldn't settle her back down and it was close to 7 AM at that point. So today she napped at 9:15 - exhausted and I played it by ear most if the day, still managing to get BT around 7:30, which seems to work. I've tried earlier BT when we have an unsuccessful/short second nap and she can't seem to settle.
Nap routine is basically when it's been around 3 hrs of A time and I see she's getting tired/fussy I hold her and walk around the house with her or hold her and stand next to the window (this is very calming for her), usually give her the paci unless she is super calm. Then go into her room and sing lullaby by which time she usually rests her head on my chest. I hold her a bit more, give her a kiss and put her down. Often need to pick her back up if she's not drowsy enough.
Naps are from 40 min (less of these, thank goodness) to 2 hrs 10 min. Usually ends up having one longer (1.5 hrs or over) and one shorter (40 min-1 hr) nap.
BT is 7:30. Routine is bath, pjs, books with older sis, go to her room, say goodnight, turn off light and nurse. At some point she was going down awake at BT, but it's been a while now that she is pretty much out.
Not great, I know...
She is BF, usually refuses bottle unless she is super hungry and even then will take just enough to keep from starving. We haven;t done a bottle in months. Can down one side in 10 min or less, but I have to keep encouraging her to re-latch most times during the day, she takes one side and a bit from the second after a lot of prompting. So during the day this on-off process can take 30 min sometimes as she will nurse then sit up and do everything but nurse and then nurse again, etc.
Wakes per night... I'd say at least 4 or 5 and lately I can't even put her back down because she starts fussing and rolling around and then crying as soon as I put her down.
Wakes and fusses and starts to cry if I don't go to her. When I pick her up she sort of pushes away and down towards my chest to try to latch. Early in the night I've been able to identify mantra and she settles back after about 5-10 mins but then is up 1/2 h later. She is up anywhere from 10-20 min to 1 hr or sort of half asleep sometimes because I;\'ve fallen asleep with her.
At night I've tried to just wait it out if it sounds like mantra, give her the paci (which she gets very agitated about and refuses), DH has gone to her at which point she gets very upset and takes a long time to settle (it's taken him over 2 hrs of AP)
A times are usually around 3 hrs and she plays on the floor, we go for walks, run errands (usually earlier in the day) and a lot of overstimulation from older sis.
Developmentally working on crawling - she's rolling and sooting and swaying all over the place, practicing to start crawling. No teeth yet but ped has said her upper and lower gums are swollen and it's been that way since she was 4 mos. She does not seem to be in pain. Very happy baby in general. Fussiness at times when very OT, but even then generally cheery. Actually, I think she is OT most of the time, but just lives with it (like me).
Prop is probably me and maybe the paci. The paci she can put in by herself and it comes out as soon as she is very calm/drowsy.
No real lovie - has a small giraffe in her crib that she throws around and chews on sometimes, but doesn't really have an attachment to it although I've carried it around and used it during snuggle time, etc.
Also, I'm pretty sure she is a spirited LO.
Sorry, I know this is A LOT of info, just wanted to address all those qs.
Thank you, thank you!
