thank you so much for your suggestions!
It is so wonderful to have this type of help and support on these forums
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so after reading where I needed improvements, for the past 2 days I have kept her in bed until 6/6:30 regardless of her waking at 5, and made her morning nap at around 8:30, which hasn't been too difficult.
She now takes her afternoon nap at 12:45, asleep by 1, and wakes at 2:30.
bath time is 6, and eyes closed by 7.
She no longer has her afternoon cat nap which actually makes my life a lot easier!
Unfortunately, the night wakings are continuing! She is wide awake at 4am, not crying, but completely wide awake and usually doesnt fall asleep until 5, and even then is awake awake at 5:45..its just too early!!!!
I will remain consistent with the later morning nap and afternoon nap, and hope that it will catch up with her and she starts sleeping through.
last night she actually woke crying at 2am, so i shushed and patted her for around 20 minutes and she fell back asleep until 5.
I know people encourage loveys but I am finding it quite tiring to constantly go and find it for her in the crib as she doesn't like waking up and not having the comforter within reach. I'm sure once she is older she will be able to find it herself.
I will post the routine for the past 2 night:
4 or 5am awake: stays in crib, trying to sleep, rolling around
6:00 awake for the day
6:15 breastfeed
7:30 breakfast
8:30/9 morning nap
10:30 awake playtime
11:30 lunch
12:00 2 or 3oz bottle
1:00 afternoon nap
2:30 awake playtime
3:00 6oz bottle
3-5 out and about
5:30 dinner time
6:00 bathtime
6:30 6/7oz bottle
7:00 asleep eyes closed
Im starting to suspect teething as being one of the reasons she is waking, although when she's awake at 4am she doesn't seem in any discomfort or pain. I gave her some teetha granules tonight before bed as she was grinding her gums so hopefully that will help!
thank you again for the suggestions and am willing to take more if any are needed for my new routine!