REALLY NEED ADVICE - sorry a bit long

[Spring Angel]

JordieC my DS sounds just like your DD. I try so hard to 'get him into' a routine but he is very unpredictable.

I do the same and follow his tired signs. If I try to put him to sleep before he is ready he will scream. His naps are either one sleep cycle (so 45 mins) or perhaps up to 2 sleep cycles during the day. Bedtime is between 6.30pm and 7.00pm (I try to stick to that) and he will wake for a feed twice between then and 7.00am and I also need to get up and resettle him a few times.

I guess what all my ramble is getting at is that I think your DD is within the range of normal just like my DS. Some kids just don't like/need as much sleep and trying to enforce a routine may just end up frustrating you more.

I'd love to know what the sleep school suggests on Tues.

Here's to a good night sleep for both of us.

Spring xx

[Arimeh]

Jordie,

I think (from memory) my DS was basically on the same routine back then as he is now. Naps at 9.30 and 2.30 - then bed time at night was 7.30. I always persisted in trying to get him to go to sleep at those times, just because it seemed to be the times I was most successful at getting him to sleep. even now at nearly 14 months old, he went to sleep at 9.30 this morning till about 11.30 and then down again at 2.30ish. He slept till just after 4. Some days are better than others. Maybe just try to write down which days seem to flow better, and what times she goes down easiest? I found that even putting him down at 9.35 made a difference to how long he would sleep for (if we put him down earlier or later than 9.30, he wouldn't sleep as long).
Its a very thin line they travel sleepwise I think!!!!! Good luck at the sleep school.