Good day, BWs. I'm a third time mom, trying to get off to a good start before the wheels fall off. My son has always been sizable - 9# 4 oz at birth, currently 12# 13 oz.. He was a snacker, and I've been working constantly to get him to tank up and not munch. Two and a half hours feels like a long time when he has irregular naps. One day he'll be a napping monster, dropping off on his own and going a good two hours (after being up less than an hour). The next day he struggles, 45-minute spurts or less, waking generally in pleasant spirits. Nights are irregular. He's in bed at 7p, but I generally see him again around 12 or 1, and 4 and 6. I tried a few nights but admit to not dreamfeeding since he doesn't awaken enough to take a decent feed (unless I should be trying to get him more awake...).
SO... what if I put him on 2 1/2 schedule during the day in an effort to maximize his calories? Or am I still defeating the purpose and not stretching the belly out nice and full? Something seems counter-intuitive, but I don't know what.
And might I add that sleep training was tough with #2, but it feels impossible with 3 3 and under? It's brutal! I'll be upstairs trying to get DS down and God only knows what's happening on the main level with the 18-mo old and 3 year old. "Stay with him until he's asleep" feels like mission impossible! That's why I tend to abandon taking another hour to get him BACK to sleep after his 45-minute naps. It just feels too dangerous. :shock:
