Alright, quickly I just want to write down the routine I’m having with Elijah at 8 months so I can refer to it next time ( maybe if I have a second child? ). Like I said, we went through some rubbish nights for about 6-8 weeks. He was fine throughout the day or so I thought, but after bedtime he woke up many times. As many as every hour on some nights and cries out for a short while then puts himself back to sleep. At times he can’t and needed physical intervening. I felt so sad for him. It was still alright for me to wake up every hour when he woke up, but for him it meant he was not well rested at all. So I decided to look at his entire day and reexamine what was the matter. I reread my “Baby Whisperer” book. I think I kept him up way too long causing him to be too overstimulated. I also thought he was moving to one nap.. but he was only 8 months! ( Although some babies do well )
So a reminder to myself is to go back to the drawing board when things just go awry.
Wakeup + breasfeed : 6:45am (Activity time 3h 5min – 3h 15min)
Breakfast – 8:00am -ish
Nap : 9:50am -ish (45mins-1 hour)
Wakeup : 10:50am (Activity time 3h 25min – 3 h 30min)
Bottlefeed – 11:00am -ish, Lunch – 12:30 pm-ish, 1st half of split breastfeed 1:45pm-ish
Nap : 2:15am ( usually 2 hrs, sometimes 1h 30mins)
Wakeup : 4:00pm
2nd half of split breastfeed 4:00pm, Dinner 4:45pm-ish, last bottlefeed before bedtime
Bedtime : 7:00pm
Dreamfeed : 9:30pm.. working towards eliminating
This gives a 11hr 45min night and a 12 hr 15min day. A far less cranky baby by day and few nightwakings with this. If any most times puts himself back to sleep after 2-3mins. Yay!
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