Ok, I'll try to keep this concise. I have almost 1 yr old b/g twins. DD is an angel who wakes maybe once a night for a sip of water and then goes back down on her own for the rest of the night. She self soothes and puts her self to sleep without a problem. Her twin brother is a different story altogether. He is very spirited and wakes multiple times a night and we have always relied on props and APing to get him to sleep. He has never been able to self soothe and needs our help to fall asleep. So we are thinking of doing PUPD with him and I know it's going to be horrible and awful so I want to make sure I cover all the bases before we start. Can someone please check out our EASY to make sure we are ok there? Ok so a typical day for both of them looks like this:
6:30ish wake
10:30/11 sleep for 1.15-2.15hrs
(DD sleeps straight through this nap but DS often needs help resettling [prop use and APing] after 30-60 min)
3:30/4:30 sleep ( time and length of this nap depends on length of first nap. If AM nap was long, this one is usually a short 30 min and occasionally we have skipped it altogether)
7:30 BT
DS wakes anywhere from 2-6 times a night and we use a paci and hold him til he falls asleep. If he's very agitated we hold him in a way that his arms are held tightly and this helps him settle. (This is just another prop isn't it?).
So initial A time is usually about 4-4.30 hrs. Second A time is usually shorter maybe 3.30 hrs. I know we are on the cusp of transitioning to one nap and we've done it maybe twice semi successfully though there was some added crankiness.
I'm thinking we need to commit 2 weeks to PUPD but I'm not looking forward to it. He is VERY spirited and screams really loudly and is very strong. I know it's going to be borderline unbearable and I'm not so sure I can do it. So anyone have any advice for me? How does my EASY look? Anything I should tweak before I dive into PUPD? Thanks in advance!
Natasha
