Sorry - posted this on new Introductions and then realised this was the place it should go.
My 4 1/2 month old is happy to go 4 hours between feeds (weighs about 20 pounds and is very long so has been on it for about 4 weeks) but seems very tired with the routine he is on for the last week or two. Not sure what is best to adjust. His routine is:
7am E
7.15-9 A
9-11 S
11am E
11.15-1 A
1-3 S
3pm E
3.15-5 A
5-5.45 S
7pm E
7.10pm S
10.45pm E - dream feed
He seems pretty tired at his first feed and by 8.15 he is really tired. He does not always manage the two hours in the afternoon and we often have a good half an hour of PUPD before I give in and get him up. If that happens, I start his last nap a little early and give him a bit longer. He is usually spectacularly grumpy between 6 and 7 - not particularly hungry but really, really tired. Most of his daily activity is fairly low key, especially before 9am. Any alternative 4 hourly routines? I know Tracy always says in her books, listen to your baby rather than watching the clock but I am worried that if I put him down for his nap at 8.15 it will throw the rest of the day out.