Hi
Thank you so much for your reply
Actually the day I wrote to you I had a bit of a breakthrough
For the morning nap .. I went in as usual and waited to transition lo through to next cycle... He woke up as he normally does .. And it seemed that this time he was actually stimulated by my presence... And the nap didn't go very well. So for the next nap I didn't go in to him and he slept for 1:30!!! Yayy !
And the next day he did the same for both naps..!
Yesterday I did the same and he woke up after 30 mins !... But I let him be and he fussed a bit for about 15 mins .. Then he fell asleep by himself. So success there too ! The afternoon nap he woke up but didn't manage to get back by himself. I went in after 15 mins and helped him out and he fell asleep, and it only took a few minutes
and yesterday he also slept through the 1:30 for his morning nap . so there is great improvement !
Is this the right thing to do .. Let him try and get back by himself and then help him out when he starts to fuss louder ? Because even if I start settling him before he wakes up after 30 mins ... He will still wake up most of the time ..and the wake to sleep doesn't work with him.
He has also been waking up at 5:00 instead of 3:30/4:00 !so that's also an improvement .. It's still early but if he goes to bed at 6:00pm that's 11 hours , so I can't ask much more of him bless him
I don't think he wakes up because he needs to poo because he will do it sometimes 10 mins after. But what I have been doing is that when he wakes at 5:00 , then poos.. I go in change him .. Keep it very low key, turn the light off and put him back down in his bed. He is not upset so i leave him for a little while until he gets fussier and fussier. Then I say good morning and so on
... Is this right ? Or is there anything else I could do?
I don't really know how I could change his milk feeds ... His last bottle is at 22:00 for his dream feed. And yes I am giving him breakfast and lunch as solids. And since solids he has been pooing 3 times a day !! Whereas before it was only once:) but he has always been an early morning pooer hehe
So when he wakes at 5:00 , I put him down for his nap minimum 8:30 until 10:00... Don't feel I can push it forward more if he is awake at 5:00.. Bit afraid he will get overtired ..
What do you think ?