We have had a terrible day, I really need some support from you lovely ladies. So last night LO had total night sleep at 10 hours, which is a lot for him as he usually does about 9 hours with his NWs. He had BT 7.45pm and woke at 11.30pm, 2.15am and I fed him both times. Today has gone like this :
WU & E 7.05am
A 7.45am
S 8.30am couldn't keep him awake as he was getting cranky but then only had a 30 min nap. He shouted out rather than crying and I left him 10 mins as he had quietened down. Then he started crying so I went into him. He was wide awake and smiling so I just got him up.
A 9am kept low key in bouncy chair
E 10am was fussing before so thought hungry but then he seemed to hardly eat (10 mins bf max) and was distracted the whole time
A 10.20am nappy change and wind down
S 10.40am lots of crying was OT by this point. 30 min nap. Tried PU/PD for 30 mins but then thought he might be hungry as didn't eat much earlier
E 11.45am
A 12.10pm
S 12.40pm again OT crying. 30 min nap. Decided to APOP in pram. After 50 mins awake time he did a 45 min nap in the pram and woke at 2.45pm
E 3pm seemed to eat quite a lot but was on and off the boob a lot distracted and wired
A 3.30pm
S 4.10pm OT crying. 30 min nap. Tried to rock him back to sleep. Didn't work. Decided to bf as wanted to fit in a cluster feed before bed and now he has fallen asleep on me exhausted
Where are we going wrong? Could it be that he is ready for longer E times? I can't tell how much he is eating! He still poops an awful lot (3/4 times a day) so I think he is definitely eating plenty? I'm still confused by his A times as he seemed to be going longer last week when he had less nighttime sleep!
Again I feel like I can't tell when he is hungry, maybe because I was making him boob dumb and feeding him at every cry so I've forgotten what his actual hunger cry sounds like! I'm pretty sure it is exactly like Tracy describes with the initial cough before the crying starts. I just start to panic after his short naps and the need to get his next feed in before his next nap.
Should I try the approach Tracey had in TBWSAYP? If he wakes early then just keep trying PU/PD until his next feed and then get him up for the feed and then keep him awake until the next S time? Eg
E 7am
A 7.30am
S 8.30am and if wakes at 9.15am then PU/PD until 10am then carry on with
E 10am
A 10.30am VERY low key
S 11.30am
Won't LO just be hideously OT before 11.30am???