I hear all over the place that babies who sleep well during the day usually sleep better at night. Does this take a while to kick in?!?
We go out a fair bit because I don't really like being at home all day. Yesterday I thought we'd better have a day at home for her sake, and she had two lovely long naps of around 2 - 2.5 hours each. Went to bed at normal time, around 7pm, then woke at 9:30, 12:30, 3:30 and up for the day at 5:45! (ie I couldn't resettle after the feed - she wasn't interested in going back to sleep.) This really doesn't work for me... I just can't function this early!
Its important to note that she usually sleeps 7pm - 7-8am with three feeds overnight... So it is normal for her to wake frequently. Just not start her day so stupidly early, LOL.
I guess my questions are:
Should I persevere with trying to get longer day sleeps from her in the hope that one day her nights will improve?
Is it possible that she needed more activity yesterday? (we were home all day, but went for a walk in the afternoon)
Is it possible that she only needs 2-3 40min naps a day? (Which is all she usually gets.)
TIA for your advice/experiences.