Hi everyone and great job on the advice and valuable resources! I would really appreciate your take on our LO's change of behaviour towards naps. Here are the facts:
She is almost 3 months old and is a large baby (currently around 14lb - born 9.4lb). She is what the BW would call an Angel baby... Really easy going, not fussy at all, smiley, happy and a great sleeper. She has been sleeping 9-10 hours at night since 2 months (we are really lucky I know!). She was always great with naps, it never took long for her to fall asleep and she could usually manage it alone with very little reassurance. She has been on the EASY routine since 3 weeks and it's been going great!
During the last week she has decided she hates day time naps and screams when she is put down in her cot (she generally never cries - or never used to). We always try to follow her cues and we realise that as a large and very alert baby, she can take more A time before being tired, so we have tried extending her awake time before putting her down. However, it doesn't seem to make much difference whether it's sooner or later (although it is better if she stays up more), she just doesn't want to sleep. She will cry and fight sleep, eventually falling asleep and then staying asleep for a good amount of time (she doesn't wake earlier).
So, our question is...
- What could have changed?
- Is she just older and now realises that it's more fun to be awake?
- Is she becoming grumpier because she is ready for the switch to 4-hour EASY? But then we would have to reduce feeds as well as naps and I'm anxious it's too soon for her to be on 5 feeds a day (she is on 6 now, including a DF). Do you have any experience of 3 month olds being on a 4-hour routine?
I would love to hear your thoughts, because I feel we have been doing so well and don't want to mess things up!!!
