Ok I am baffled. Sunday night was AMAZING with just 3 wake ups. Felt like a new woman yesterday
Then last night, absolutely awful again
We had a similar routine both days...albeit Sunday was a busier day seeing friends so maybe LO was more tired by BT.
Sunday5.45 Awake
9-10 (woken)
2.15-3.15
7.10 Asleep
NWs at 11.30, 3, 4 and 5 awake for day.
Monday5 am Awake
9.20-10.20 (woken)
2.35-3.10 woke crying so bf to resettle then slept 3.15-3.45 (woken)
7.15 Asleep
NWs at 8.30, 9.30, 10, 12, 2, 3-3.30, 4.40, 5.40
I tried to keep a similar pattern yesterday to that of Sunday given Sunday night was so good. I wonder though looking at it now if the first A time was too long for him and then he was OT? I have just put him down for morning nap today with a shorter A time so see how we go. I just cant work it out how one night was great and the next rubbish. There is also the long running problem of him waking more frequently after 2am. Its like he has had enough sleep at that point so we have UT WUs?
In answer to your question this is an example of how a day looks with a 30 min capped am nap, which I only did once last week..seems I generally capped it after 1 hour so he was woken up about 10.30ish.
6.10 Awake
10-10.30
2.30-3.05 woke crying. bf to resettle then 3.25-3.55
7.10 Asleep
NWs 9.30, 11.40-12, 3.30 -4 then roughly every half an hour til 5.45
With him waking around 5.30 in the past couple of weeks Im not sure I want to do a 30 min capped nap as it will move the pm nap too far forward and give him a long A time before BT. I cant really bring BT forward by more than half an hour as I have DS1 to collect from nursery and sort...so think i will keep it capped at an hour and give that a go.
The odd good nights we have had over the past 2 months just seem to happen randomly as looking back through the diary I keep I cant see any clues as to whether he likes a short first A, long middle A or short A time before BT. I just dont understand how it can be so random, albeit all the teeth and illness we have had the past couple of months has thrown things about.
Im wondering if his BT needs to be later so he is more tired? He is 10.5 months old now.