Try putting her down 1/2 an hour earlier and see if that makes a difference. It looks like she's up to long from her last waking and is waking do to being overtired.
To explain the last part of day a bit better---
At 5pm I go for a 30-45minute walk...she usually sleeps the whole time. By the time we get back and into the house etc., it's 6pm so I feed her. It usually only takes about 15 mintues to feed her. She then goes to daddy who visits with her a bit, and starts bedtime stuff at about 6:45. He changes diaper, puts on jammies, sits and reads book (sometimes she is too fussy for this), then starts singing, puts in crib on her side, soother in mouth, teddy in arms and pats her back. Usually out with little fuss by 7:15pm.
She used to sleep right through to aobut 10:30pm. It's only been the last week, week and a half this has been happening. Even though she is almost 6 months, she is only about 13 lbs. (yeah, she's a little thing!!
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I started her on a little cereal on the weekend. She is taking it fine! When I had tried a while back (looong story involving well-meaning relatives, I'm sure all can relate!
) she always spat it out. She is eating this pretty well. She only takes about 1-2 teaspoons.
if I SPRINT up the stairs at her first cry and pop the soother back in her mouth before she really awakens, she goes right back to sleep and doesn't wake anymore.
DH does go in like this actually when she first stirs and starts crying, usually anywhere around 8:15-8:45pm. And yes, she does settle back rather quickly. But she then wakes again around 9:30pm.
Last night we were going to try the w2s to see if that would help. So at 8:15, we were heading in to try it....she woke crying as we neared the door!!!
So we didn't get that to work last night!! Tonight we will try it at 8pm.
If you still suggest to move back bedtime, how would you suggest changing the bedtime routine? She goes down with little fuss now---it's just that she doesn't stay asleep. It has been over a week, so can it still be a growth spurt issue?
