Hi friends,
Andrew, my DS, is almost 11 mos. old & think I've just realized our routine needs tweaking...Feel so naive (1st baby)...! We started the E.A.S.Y. routine at about 9 mos. & had to correct lots of accidental parenting...Our life is becoming more & more orderly now, but something's still not quite right w/ sleeping during the day...I think it's b/c we're using the 4 hour routine & need to extend it, could use some help as we don't want to do something drastic or wrong that would have a bad affect on Andrew...Here's where we're coming from:
E 7:00-7:15 wake up & bf
A diaper change, dress & play until brakfast
E 8:00-8:30 breakfast
A brush teeth, wash face & play until 8:45 (think this s/b extended :?: ), nap routine
S 9:00-11:00 nap #1 (wishful thinking
)
E 11:00-11:15 wake up & bf
A diaper change & play until lunch (usually pack lunch & go to park)
E 12:00-12:30 lunch
A play/outing until 1:45, nap routine
S 2:00-4:00 nap #2 (wishful thinking
)
E 4:00-4:15 wake up & bf
A diaper change & play until dinner
E 5:15-5:45 dinner
A play until 6:25, bath or PJ's (depending on day)
E 6:40 bf (not in nursery, to separate from bedtime routine)
A 6:50 bedtime routine & in bed 7:00ish
S past couple days he's been asleep by 7:30 & makes it until 7:00am
:!:
I think what's been helping is putting him down earlier in the evening (bedtime used to be 8:00), but I know I need to adjust activity times...Since napping has been all over the place, we've been trying to get through a lot of overtiredness & it's been hard to read the cues correctly :? ...
I reviewed the posts on sample E.A.S.Y. routines for 6-12 mos. & noticed that some around Andrew's age have switched the order of bf/bottle & solid meals...Is this something I should be doing, any hints on transitioning :?: We're planning on weaning to whole milk once Andrew's a year old (want to avoid formula, if possible)...
Today, I waited until 9:35 to start the nap routine & put Andrew down by 9:47...Did PD 20x (+/-) & he settled to sleep (whew!) by 10:25, woke exactly 45m later & I did PD 2x & he resettled within 10m :!: Not sure how the rest of our day should go, but think I'll stick to bf upon waking (no later than 12:00) & then lunch an hour later w/ nap @ 3:00...Any feedback on this :?:
We've read Tracy's 1st book, are focusing on E.A.S.Y. & teaching sleep chapters & also begining BW for Toddlers...It's hard to keep up while in the midst of caring for DS w/o much daytime sleep...
Started using PU/PD for naps a while back & had some success but have regressed (possibly due to inappropriate routine :?: )...Got to a point where we could leave the room immediately after putting Andrew down & no crying, but he'd play & do laps around the crib for 1/2 hour or so & then get fussy :? , guess we should have stuck w/ PU/PD longer :?: Now we are back to PU/PD as of yesterday, hard road but we're committed to seeing it through...
Thanks in advance for any help,
Portia
PS: Sorry for the longwindedness :!: :!: