I am so lost so figured I'd reach out for help.
Our daughter is almost 3 months old. She is on a great schedule EASY schedule during the day but is very unpredictable at bedtime and I wish I knew what to do. Here is an example of her schedule:
E 7/7:30
S 9/9:30
E 10
S 11:30
E 1
S 2:30
E 4
S 5:30
E 6
Everything goes smoothly until the 6pm cluster feed. I am experimenting with bathing her before the feed as the bath seems to stimulate her too much but either way this doesn't seem to have any affect on what happens next. I've tried putting her to sleep at 7:30 and giving her another cluster feed at 8, but she will never go right back to sleep and is always awake and fussy for at least another 1.5 hours. I've tried putting her to sleep at the first sign of tiredness ie. 7pm, but the same thing happens - she wakes up at 7:30/8pm wanting to eat and won't settle until 9/9:30. I've tried extending her awake time until 7:30, feeding her and then putting her to sleep, but she'll sleep for 5 minutes and then be awake and alert for another hour.
Should I not be expecting her to settle before 9/9:30 even though her day starts at 7/7:30?
I'm not complaining...I'm so grateful for the schedule during the day! I would just love to understand what's going on at bedtime
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Thanks!