DD still only wants to be up for 90-120 minutes at a time. I usually feed her to sleep on our bed or on a cot mattress on the floor in the lounge so I don't need to transfer her. It also makes it easier to resettle her on the breast so she will usually go back to sleep easily.
What methods have you used to resettle bubs?
Yes MadB, if we're out I'm usually wearing her and she definitely gets more sleep if she's in the sling for more than an hour. I don't tend to wear her at home coz I'd rather her play on the floor or sleep in her bed where she can.
To be honest, I guess I haven't tried much to resettle her during the day. She seems very clearly awake when she wakes up and is ready to get up for milk and play. Her tired signs are also really clear so I'm pretty vigilant about putting her to bed as soon as she shows she's ready - trying to avoid overtiredness at all costs!
I guess this pattern suits DD just fine. Perhaps I need to manage me better? lol.
Just roll with it hun, it's not worth the drama of trying to conform to "what's right/normal". This did my head in. I tried ignoring him. Letting him cry a little longer. Doing the "there-there" pat. Doing anything to get him into another sleep cycle so he would do what he was supposed to do.
I ended up buying one of those vibrating bouncer things on gumtree. He would happily sit in that and gaze at shadows on the wall while I vacuumed, dusted, cleaned etc. Other times I'd leave him in his basinette but with me - my basinette was my pram so I was able to wheel him about the house. Sometimes he'd drift off to sleep, other times he was happy just to gurgle and coo and play with his hands and feet. And I'd talk to him and tell him what I was doing. Made for some rivetting conversation...er, not.
I just did what worked for me and for him. I ignored clocks and followed his cue.
He was happy. I was happy.
Oh, and if anyone asked, I'd smile and nod and say yes, yes, of course he sleeps through.......
From what I remember with DS, 40 min naps and 1-1.5 hrs of awake time max was the norm here. I sometimes resented that 40 mins wasn't long enough to do much, but I'd choose 1 or 2 short jobs, or break jobs into parts. I also got very adept at folding washing etc while holding a baby! DS hated being worn, but had to be touching me when he was awake! I 'always' put him to sleep in his bassinet as it was the only time he wasn't attached to me! Don't let it worry you, things will change again soon enough!
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