I think this started with the 6mo growth spurt and we never recovered.
Then we went on vacation, grandparents came to visit, and she's been onslaught with one milestone after another. For a while she was getting up three hours after bedtime happy as a clam and showing no tired signs. Trying to put her back to sleep was pointless, and at exactly 1-1/2 she would rub her eyes and go down without a problem. Now she's up and down from 4-6am, finally falling asleep at 6:00. Lately her sisters wake her when they start their day at 6:30, and then she starts rubbing her eyes after one hour and can barely make it to 9 for morning nap.
If she were hungry from the lack of solids I think she'd actually be eating at night, but it's just habit.
Do I need to shorten her naps? She wakes up happy so I was assuming they were just right. Though I'd trade naps for nights right now.
How old is your child? 7 mos.
What’s his/her daily routine? on a good day:
7:00 wake and nurse
9:15 or 9:30: nap
10:45 or 11:00 wake and nurse
1:30 nap
3:00 wake and nurse
6:00 bedtime
What’s nap routine? walk outside for a few minutes, come in and give sisters kisses, in room and hum a song, then down in crib
How long are naps? 1-1/2 hour each, occasionally wakes crying at 45 minutes but can pat/sh to sleep
What's bedtime routine? Time? same as naps, and 6:00. If naps have not gone well I stand on my head and give her a short nap about 5 and then bed at 7 or 7:30.
Do you bottle or breastfed?? breastfed
If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed) maybe 5 minutes each side and on demand if she 'asks' during the day
How many wakes per night? 3-4, starting three hours after bedtime and then every 2-3 hours
What’s your LO like when waking at night? How long is he/she up?
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry? usually crying, sometimes happy and wanting to play though. wakings are habitual, she wants to eat and she's up for maybe 15 minutes
What have you tried to settle?? Gentle Removal Plan. She loves to nurse and is not stopping during the night willingly. Now she's used to me pulling her off instead of her stopping when she's through, but she's still waking several times.
What do you do for A time and how long is it? usually plays with her sisters, crawls around the house, we don't have a lack of things to keep her entertained
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? started with rolling at five months, now getting self to sitting and standing, crawling, and teething
Have you introduced cereal? Why, how much, and how many times a day? (for LO’s under 6 months) none, she hates spoon-fed unless she's holding the spoon. I'm trying finger foods but it's slow going.
Do they have a prop? If so what is it? feeding, although she's never nursed to sleep
Do they have a lovie? a blanket, but not sure if she's attached to it at all
