Schedule is a bit of a mess as we had shots just over a week ago and that bumped us off. Typical day goes something like this:
7:30 AM Awake
E: 7:45 (BF)
A: 8:15
S: 9:00 (sometimes 45 min, 1 hr 10 min, up to 3 hours but this was a couple of days after shots and putting her down after only 45 min total time after waking)
E: 11:15 (5-6 oz)
A: 11:45
S: 1:00 (sometimes 45 min and she is awake but will eventually go back to sleep with or w/o my help or will spmetimes sleep straight through for1.5-2 hours)
E: 2:45 (5-6 oz)
A: 3:15
S: 5:00 (45 min)
E: 5:45
S: 7:15 (bedtime routine is massage, pj's, feed (3 oz), stories, prayer, song- takes about 35 min total in bed usually by 7:15)
Wakes ususally at 1-2 and 4-5 AM for a light feed and right back asleep. I am going to drop one but want to get our days on track first before I go messing with night. If she wakes any other time she puts herself back to sleep within a few minutes.
Our wind down for naps includes little stimulation for 15 min or so, bring to nursery, read story, sing and in bed. This last part takes about 10 minutes. She did give yawns as her tired signal but we don't see those as much now. As I mentioned in my original post she will often give yawns after being awake for her day for only 45 min. In the past I put her down and she would often take a good nap but I haven't kept track of our days and am not sure how often that was. I feel like we are all over the map and sometimes we do EASAEAS and so on if she goes with a 45 min nap and I can't extend. I just want to get a good rhythm but it never seems to settle into anything. I'm confused as well if she does only take a 45 min nap should I put her down after she has been up for 1.5 to 2 hours or giving tired signals or if I should push her to the next nap time to stay on the EASY day. I just don't want her to become overtired as those are the nights she wakes more frequently and earlier in the morning. Even though she puts herself back down it still wakes me up and I love to sleep and want her to have good sleep. It also messes with the next day as she wakes up earlier and then we are off.
My family thinks I am the nap nazi. Isn't that awful? I was called that when sleep training my first daughter via BW techniques. I am a believer and my 3.5 year old is proof this works. I am just losing my way with this second one. You always think you will remember what you did and what their schedule was like at different ages but no. I have become dumber with each pregnancy. I can only hope my brains have gone to my children.
