My DD is nearly 12 weeks old. From about 3 weeks old she only woke once per night for a feed. From 8 weeks she has STTN from 1900-0700 (dream feed 2230-2300). Following our bedtime routine she will often be awake when she is put in her cot, but most of the time she is very drowsy & barely notices - either way once she is in her cot for the night we don't tend to hear a peep from her until the next morning.
Since she was about 6 weeks old she has only taken short naps of about 30 minutes. She was jolting herself awake but that seems to have subsided - she now just seems to wake up gently (I wonder whether the jolting has created a habit of waking?). I can get her to nap for longer if i let her sleep on me and pat/restrain her movement/cover her eyes & have the dummy on standby, or if we are in the car. I try & get at least one longer nap per day by using one of these methods.
My question is what is so different about nap time sleep cycle transitions & night time sleep cycle transitions?
Thanks in advance if anyone has any info that will help me understand the difference between the sleep cycles - if there is one!!
