Hi, new to this site but used PU/PD with my DS around 9 mos with success.
DS was a preemie, so he is 15 mo adj/ 12 mo actual, told in the past to use his adjusted age for sleep training.
He has never been consistent with nap lengths, never consistent with wake-up times, and still wants milk every 3 hours (I alternate with almond milk so as not to go over the 24 oz/day pediatrician suggested limit) but I do my best to get him plenty of other food groups and he is a good eater. He is very adventurous and loves to explore new places. He is usually very independent, especially outside of the home, but lately, he cries at the baby gate every time I leave the room. He has been squirming and flailing when we lie down and cuddle before I put him down for a nap much more than he did before, so I have pretty much had to put him straight into the crib and the shushing/singing etc is not working anymore. Today it took 1.5 hours to get him down for his first nap and 1 hour at bedtime. HELP!!!!
Routine is:
5/5:30 wake/6oz milk, back to sleep
6/7 wake for the day, breakfast
8/9 6 oz milk and nap (usually 2 hrs after he wakes up)- always fluctuates but typically 1- 1.5 h
10ish wake, snack, play
12ish 6 oz bottle
~play, walk, errand, etc until next nap
3ish 6 oz bottle and nap (usually shorter, 45 min/ 1 hour)
4ish play until DH gets home,
6ish eat dinner together followed by last 6 oz bottle
~tv and wind-down time
8 bedtime routine, sleep
I know this is very loose but he, as I said, has never been consistent with sleeping times although PU/PD worked well for us. Also, it's summer and we are often out and about and he falls asleep in the car sometimes. It is just so difficult because as much as I try to keep a schedule with him, he is unpredictable!