Ah, the joys of having a baby that changes. Just when you think you have them figured out, they change.
We were card carrying members of the 45 minute nap club. At 6-7 months, he started lengthening his first nap to 1.5 hours, and then for a week or two, was doing 2 long naps. He is on 4 hour EASY, 3 solid meals/day. We dropped dreamfeed successfully at 7mo.
After the time sprang forward, all heck has broken loose. First, instead of sleeping 8-7, he's now waking at 6:30ish (which WOULD have been 5:30). That's a different issue.
The main issue is, that the short naps have returned. I have tried lengthening A times, shortening, etc. but nothing changes them. He is an independent sleeper for naps and bed: put down wide awake, might fuss or cry for a few minutes, (has been more lately, due to SA?) but always falls asleep independently.
Here's what yesterday and the day before looked like (the day before, however, there was no 3rd nap, and we put him to bed at 7:00)
6:30 wide awake- Mommy tries to stay in bed till 7:00
E 7:15 (FF) Breakfast one hour later
S 9:05-9:45
E 11:15 with Lunch an hour after
S 1:00-1:50 (Woke up crying) Only stopped crying when I picked him up. (PU/PD never worked with him)
E 3:15
Went to do errands with DH and guess who fell asleep in the car from 4:10-5:50!!!!
Dinner:6:00pm
Bath, Bottle 7:45
Asleep by 8:00
SO, the same thing has happened today. In the past, if he needs a 3rd nap, I usually have taken him for a walk around 4:30 (Mommy needs to lose the last 7 pounds! and he usually fell asleep for another 45 minutes. I am tempted to just put him to bed tonight at 6, BUT I'm wondering if a) he will be hungry enough for a bottle to last him all night and b) he's NEVER slept 12 hours, and I'm scared he'll wake at 5:30.
ANY THOUGHTS?
Jill