Lo is 5 month old today and I have been weaning since 17 weeks due to mild reflux which is now under control with anti reflux milk.
She has generally slept ok at night with the odd nw but for the past 3/4 nights has been waking every sleep cycle since bedtime feed and then several again after Df at 11 pm.
She takes naps in her pram (changed from cot due to reflux and school run for dd1).
This is her average daily routine:
Wakes anytime between 6 and 7.15am
E 7.30 2oz fruit, 6oz milk
A
S 9.00 (in pram on school run) varies between 40 mins - 1 hour 15 mins - generally wakes by herself
A
E 11.30 2 oz veg, 5/6 oz milk
S between 12.15-12.45 depending on nap length in the morning (in pram). Sleeps between 40 mins and 2 hours depending upon nap taken in morning - sometimes I have to extend this nap by pushing the pram
A
E 3.30 2oz veg, 5/6 oz milk
A
S 4.30/4.45 catnap for 30 mins which she sometimes misses depending upon how quickly she goes to sleep
A
Bedtime routine 6.15
E between 6.30 and 7.00
S by approx 7.15pm
Df 11pm was taking 6oz but has dropped to between 1-3.5 oz since introducing 3rd meal
She previously slept ok with occasional nw from bt feed to Df and from Df to morning but for last 3/4 nights has been waking every sleep cycle from bt feed.
She is textbook/spirited, sleeps in a woombie due to flailing arms waking her up. She falls asleep at bt feed on me or oh after taking her bt feed (started this method originally due to reflux). Had thought that although apop at bt this was ok as she was putting herself to sleep most of the time through the night.
She currently has a cold (started yesterday) so before excessive nw's and have done the usual to alleviate symptoms (raised cot, snuffle baby, and children's Obus oil on muslin tied to cot).
I really can't understand why she keeps on waking?
From what I can deduce, she's not hungry as she's really cut down on her Df and sometimes refuses altogether. She sleeps on average 2 45mins to 3 15 mins a day. She sometimes uses the dummy to get to sleep at bt (mainly just to calm her down when upset because she's ot and can't get to sleep) but then spits out or I will remove once she's calm. She originally slept with the dummy but I weaned off after experiencing 6-8 nw's through the night at around 12/13weeks old.
Could you please look at my Los routine and make any suggestions. Oh often works away so dealing with 4 year old spirited dd1 and dd2 nw's by myself.
Thanks so much for your help.
