We've lost our EASY at 5 months adjusted

[Kiwi_one]

Good to know. DD1 had a bit of reflux too but had outgrown it by now and before sleep training so we've not really done this before.

Z's routine got mixed up today going out to church -- one hour of day sleep became an extra hour of A time -- and boy did we know it at bedtime! It took an hour to get her off, even with rocking. So now I know what OT at bedtime looks like Such a pity because last night was better for NWs. Hopefully we can get back on track tomorrow.

[Kiwi_one]

Things seemed to be settling down after extending the A times a bit but we've had a horrible week or more of bedtimes again lately. I can't figure it out. Her EASY today looked like this:


Woken 0720 for Mass
E 0740 -- 220ml
A - rice, meds   (2:30)
S 0950-1120 (1.5hrs)

E -- 200ml
A - veggies (2:15)
S 1335-1535 (woken, 2hrs)

A
E
A (2:15)
S 1750-1835 (woken, 45min)

A
E
A (1:10)
S 1945 -- went straight to sleep without a peep but woke 30 minutes later. DH has spent the last half hour in there with her and hopefully she's finally asleep again.

Yesterday was similar, A times of 2:30 (2hr nap), 2:15 (1.5hr nap), 2 (45min CN), and 1:30 and it took 45 minutes to get her to sleep at bedtime but then she stayed asleep.

The few days before that I think her A times had crept shorter again and she'd finally get to sleep at bedtime only to wake a short while later seemingly disinterested in sleep, as though she thought she'd just had a nap. Which is why I've been pushing it with the A times again.

[Ima shel Alon]

I think you said before that she is high on sleep needs right?
Either way, even a high sleep needs baby needs more A times as he grows and less day sleep, and it sounds to me that's the case with her as well.
I would work on increasing her A times and when they are higher on getting rid of the CN.

[Kiwi_one]

So you think the long naps are more indicative of her need for sleep than of having the A times right?
Will keep trying to push her with the A times.

[Ima shel Alon]

Sometimes even when having good naps baby still needs an A increase and there will be other signs rather than short naps, like long and difficult to settle NW, EW, difficult to put down at BT and for naps.