Bedtime has always been a struggle for my DS3. Lately I get him down at 9-9:15ish and he is up again usually 20m-1 hour later, sometimes multiple times until finally settling at 11 pm or midnight, and then sleeping for at least a 1-2 hour chunk (sometimes more).
Honestly we haven't settled into a good EASY, he is still in our room as we need to move DS1 and DS2 into a room together to free up room for DS3 (and I plan to do PU/PD, at least at night) and hopefully that will be happening next weekend but until then, maybe some tips to get me through the next week.
WU - typically 7:15-7:45 (but can be 6:45-8:15)
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S 2-3 hours later (so 9:45-10:30ish)
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S 2-3 hours later (so 1-1:45ish)
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S 2-3 hours later (so 4-4:45ish)
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S 2 hours later (so 6:45-7:30ish)
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Bed - I usually start at 8:45/9 and tonight it took until after 10 until he settled to sleep for more than 10 minutes (and he still might get up soon!)
Our routine is often EAES and he nurses quite often still (2 - 3 hours)
For naps he may go in the bouncy seat or one of his brothers beds (sometimes car seat, stroller or carrier) and often I just lay him down with his paci and a blanket and tell him it's time to take a rest, he will then usually put himself to sleep without me having to go back in (sometimes I do go back in but it's usually just a quick time or 2) BUT bedtime is another story!
I usually hold him sitting up on our bed but lately he is so squirmy and it's like he doesn't want me to hold him but won't go to sleep on his own if I lay him on my bed or in his (pack n' play for the time being).
I know his naps are short, sometimes he may make it an hour but sometimes only 30 mins.
Nighttime he has been waking me 2-3 times (after being up until 11pm or midnight) to eat. I usually don't feed him to get him to sleep and try other things and only feed when I think he is actually up because he is hungry.
Any thoughts? I think bedtime is too late but not sure what to do. My older kids (2 and 4) are SO noisy so I worry about earlier bedtime and them waking him but do you think that is my main issue? He has never been in bed before 8:30 PM in his life!
Thanks Mommas.
