Hey all, hoping for clarification and guidance. Struggling with evening routine. Sometimes I luck out and she eats, goes to bed by 8, and DF at 11. Most of the time I struggle with her fighting sleep around 8, and it continues to 9/9:30 or beyond.
Routine -
EAS every 3 hours starting at 7am.
Come 4pm, try to get her to wake on her own as we need to pick up sister. I do a quick feed (she's miserable when she's tired and only does 1 letdown on each side.
She's awake or slightly dozing until we get back around 5. Try to keep her awake a few minutes more and maybe feed some more (usually 1 more letdown), then off to nap in the swing.
She wakes before 6pm usually and I struggle with getting her to stay up until 7 when I'd like to give her a bath. (I am not sure if I should move bedtime up as that messes with DF?)
I feed her when she wakes and keep her awake until as close to 7 as possible and then bath, feed and bed.
Ideally she's sleeping by 8 and DF at 10:30/11pm
What is the best way to handle the nighttime routine to have an 8pm sleep time? Ideas please?