Well, we've had another week of ups and downs. We dropped the dream feed because it seemed to be waking her up. That worked beautifully for several nights - she even slept from 7-7 twice (BIG deal for us!). Then we went out of town, and now that we're home, I feel like we are almost back where we started. Now, LO is waking up anywhere from an hour to two hours of being put down, and then waking up again between 11-1 and 3-4. I've been feeding her both times, but if feels like moving backwards to be doing so. I also remember something about NOT feeding 11 or after, but I'm not sure what to do in that 11-1 window. Same with the 3-4 timeframe - it feels like we are going in reverse to feed her. I've tried calming her without feeding (both times), and while I can do that, most of the time, she'll just be up again within an hour or so if I don't feed her. That makes me think that hunger may be playing a role?
We are still working on stretching the A times. Times between feeds seem to be shorter lately though (3-3.5 hours). I know that's short for her age. Short naps have also returned
We cut out the rice cereal, and her tummy seems to be much happier. Here are a few EASYs from the past week:
E 630
A
S 830-1000
E 1000
A 1030 eat/play with sweet potato
S 1215 - 100
E 100
A
S 315 - 400
E 400
A
E 715
S 730
E 700
A
S 900 - 1000
E 1015
A 1045 sweet potato
S 1215 - 1245
E 115
A
S 300 - 330
A
E 430
A
S 530 - 600
A
E 715
S put down around 740, didn't fall asleep until almost 900
When trying to extend A times, she acts so cranky past 2.25 hours. On the other hand, I know our evening A time can be long. When she wakes up at 400 or 430 from her last nap, there's no way she'll go down for a catnap. Therefore, evening A times can be looong. She had previously had no issues with that, but now I'm reconsidering.
Any red flags? I just don't even know where to focus - extending A times/times between feeds, continuing to try to put the catnap back, putting DF back in, feeding or not feeding in the middle of the night, etc. So many factors and too tired to figure out where to start!! Thanks for anyone for taking the time to read and offer any advice