I don't know how to break this pattern we've gotten ourselves into. I have just been following Phoebe's lead, but she wants to be awake a lot later than I do.
I know she is tired, but she just won't settle for the night til after 10. Tonight she won't feed properly (keeps getting agitated at the breast) and when I rock her to settle her she goes rigid and cries. I put her down because I just couldn't handle it and she is quite happily lying there, kicking away.
I am so trashed. I need to be in bed earlier. I wouldn't mind waking up after only an hour or two to feed her and then again later on. I just need that extra hour.
I seem to recall Natty being similar in the beginning - not wanting to settle before 9pm. But I can't remember how old she was when she started going down earlier.
Anyone shed some light for me?