Stuck with NWs and I'm fed up.

[C&B&E]

hurrah!

[ENMS]

Yay Anna!!!!!

[*Becky*]

great

[londonlady]

Hopefully a corner being turned... Glad you got some sleep. x

[georgeo]

Fantastic! Fingers crossed for a repeat tonight:)

[ZacsMumme]

Glad you had a good night fx for tonight x

[anna*]

Thanks everyone, I have felt much more hopeful today. Last night she went to sleep at just gone 7, woke a couple of times before 10 but settled herself, slept til 3.15am, fed, went back to sleep til 6.30am, then came into bed with me and dozed off again until 7am. Lovely.

I tried to replicate yesterday's naps, today, but of course it didn't work. It went like this:

7am A
10.05am S 45mins
10.50am A she absolutely could not stay awake a minute longer here, she was grizzling and putting her little head on my shoulder trying to sleep bless her, and actually fell asleep in my arms in the time it took me to carry her upstairs
1.25pm S 1hr20mins only, wouldn't resettle
2.45pm A
I couldn't squeeze a catnap in, so bedtime was 6.10pm. She woke up and I had to go in and feed her just now, at 10pm.

[londonlady]

Sounds like progress.   So pleased you're feeling more positive. Amazing what a half decent bit of sleep can do to our outlook isn't it.

[anna*]

Well it seems like Wednesday's excellent night was a fluke, I was up with her for 1.5hrs last night. We're on day 3 here and I can't say that things are going terribly well...

Tues
6am-9.20: A
9.20-10.05: S (tried to get her down earlier)
10.05-12.20 A
12.20-12.50: S - then awake for 30 mins while I tried to resettle
1.20-3.20: S
3.20-7.10: A
7.10: S
She woke a couple of times before 10 but I was able to resettle her. Fed at 10. She then woke up at 1.30, wouldn't feed, wouldn't settle, finally let me feed her at 3am, went back to sleep until 4.30, then I brought her in with me and she slept until 7.

Weds
7-10.15: A
10.15-11.20: S
11.20-2.15: A
2.15-2.45: S - then awake for 30 mins while trying to resettle
3.15-4.15: S
4.15-7.05: A
7.05: S
She has a brilliant night. She woke a couple of times before 10 but both times settle herself back to sleep within a couple of minutes without help from me. She slept til 3.15am, then fed and went back to sleep. At 6.30am she woke up and when I brought her in to our bed (expecting to start the day) she fell straight back to sleep until 7.15am.

Thurs
7.15-10.05: A
10.05-10.50: S
10.50-1.25: A
1.25-2.45: S - wouldn't resettle, couldn't fit in a catnap later
2.45-6.10: A
6.10: S
Back to feeding every four hours through the night. Woke at 10pm, then 1.30am, then wouldn't go back to sleep. At 3am I tried feeding her again (which was a fight because she had fed at 1.30) but she went back to sleep afterwards. Slept til 5.30, then I brought her into bed with me and she slept til 6.30.

Today:
6.30-9.30: A
9.30-10.30: S
10.30-1.30: A
1.30-2.15: S - I heard her cry out after 30 mins, then she woke up fully after another 15 mins and wouldn't resettle.

I really struggle to get her to CN so what now? Bed at 5.30pm?

[londonlady]

I guess BT as early as you're happy to go with.

My mental cut off was always 6pm, so in the same situation I would have done a bath at about 5.20/5.30pm then really low key after that, straight into PJs final bottle, into bed at 6pm. But it's a slightly risky strategy as could result in lots of OT wake ups all evening - what's she generally like when OT?

[anna*]

LOL sadly I have no idea Rachel! Nights are always bad so I have no way of differentiating between OT or UT 'troubles'.

I've put her in her cot on the off-chance she might have a catnap - and to give me a 15 mins break from her - but no she's not going down. Dreading tonight, she's had even less sleep than yesterday.

She's supposed to be an 'angel' baby, why is this so hard??

[londonlady]

She's supposed to be an 'angel' baby, why is this so hard??

Hugs Anna, I ordered one of those too - they were out of stock on June 19th last year apparently...

It always amazed me during the CN dropping that Sofia just KNEW I was attempting a CN, but yet could give her a quick wash, final feed and in bed within a further 20-30 mins and she would go to sleep for the night. Maybe that 30mins makes all the difference, maybe it's the BT routine that does it, or maybe she is just bloody-minded and wants to do things HER way... I suspect the latter, much more spirited creeping in to my angel / textbook as the months roll on.

I'm sure your angel is in there somewhere and hopefully will re-emerge soon. In the meantime, I'm keeping everything crossed she settles well for BT and gives you a good stretch of sleep tonight. xxx

[*Becky*]

She's supposed to be an 'angel' baby, why is this so hard??

FWIW - M is/was an angel baby and I always used to post this question - you can understand when they are spirited or touchy but not when they are angels.
How are things atm?

[anna*]

Actually, things have been a bit better at nights. Not amazing, but at least she's not crying for hours in the early evening. I am not thrilled that she is still feeding twice at night and (usually) only going 4hrs between feeds round the clock (?? come ON), especially as that means she's very often not hungry in the morning.

The EASY is messy though and we rarely get long naps. Usually 45 mins or an hour, sometimes an hour and 10 mins. No idea if that means UT or OT - but I'm thinking that 3hrs A isn't right. Though I can't tell if it's too much or too little. It means we often get to like 2pm and have had two naps and then I've no idea how to handle the rest of the day because a catnap is a PITA but it's a long time til bedtime.

Ah there she is now. A 1hr nap after a 3hr A time. Should I post on EASY?

[ENMS]

Anna on those days is there any chance of APOP-ing a CN? In the stroller or car seat?