Here are my facts:
First, we just got over several illnesses as of 10 days ago, its been a slow road to improvement, but I am getting confused about his continued night waking. You would think that he would be doing so much better by now. I am struggling to get him to nurse enough during the day as he is so distractable and ds#1 doesn't help much in that dept. So I am still getting him off the night feedings.
How old is your child? just shy of 9 mo
What’s his/her daily routine?
6:30ish : Wake
light bf and play, if won't bf immediately then bf around solid meal
within 1 hr has solid meal, fruit, 1 jar, cereal, around 4 oz serving
play time
8:45ish nap, usually 1 hr ro 1.5 hrs
10-10:30 wake, try to bf
within .5 hr will bf
playtime
11:30-12 solids meal, 1 jar fruit, 1 jar meat & veggies, some chunkier meals cooked carrots, cherrios etc
12:30-1PM nap usually 1.5 hrs, occasionally 2
2:30P wake and play
4PM getting fussy, try to give catnap.... he won't unless we are in car and then only for about 20 minutes, at home he will fuss solid for 40 minutes and I give up
4:30-5P try to bf(attempt to cluster feed)
5:30-6P solids, same as lunch
6:45 bath and bf
7:15 asleep
10:30 df(he wakes for this if no cat nap and usually if no catnap he's already woken at least 1X before)
3-4a small feeding
nap routine: go in, turn out lights, turn on air purifier(white noise), walk around room adjusting blinds, closet doors, 5 min winddown total, then lay in crib with blanket. I am in the process of getting out of the room so I do 5-10 PD as he pulls up and work my way out of the room. Sometimes I have to go back in at the end, but am usually able to at least get to the door. He takes about 10-15 min to get quiet.
bedtime: is just the same except I bathe and bf him just prior, sometimes he falls asleep(if no catnap) sometimes he doesn't and I do the same PDs, it takes about 20 total PDs. He bfs on both sides.
Here is my problem: He is waking or stirring at least every hr after 10
How many wakes per night? at least 5 after 10:30 around 11:45, 1:45, 4 major wakings, with a couple in between that he just goes right back to sleepWhat’s your LO like when waking at night? Wakes up crying and pulls up, at the 1:45 one he has stayed up as long as 2 hrs, not always crying but seems asleep(mantra cry), but won't completely settle, will wake every 5 min, try to pull up or sit up, then fall over and sleep for 5 more min...over and over. I go into his room so that I don't keep dh up all night. When he is awake for longer than 1.5 hrs he gets more and more upset until we bump into the 4 am feeding and I feed him, and he goes back to sleep, but then doesn't want to bf until 8am or 8:30 which totally throws EASY off.
Last night was the first night that he went back down at the 1:45 waking w/o "staying up" for more than an hr and it took about 20 min and 10 pds
What do you do for A time and how long is it? He is cruising and all over the place all day
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? no teeth yet, doesn't seem to be in pain
I know this is long, and I think that he is doing very well in many respects. I am not sure what to do, but instinct tells me to either:
1) Get him to take a reliable catnap or extend one of his other naps...perhaps move it back somehow??
or
2) Change his feeds in such a way that he can make it longer at night. Perhaps I am feeding too often during the day? But then he is so irate at night....sooooo confused as to what to do.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
