when did you drop to 2 day sleeps or 3 feeds?

[belfie]

My DS who normally slumbers like the truly blessed (as indeed I have been blessed to have a good sleeper) has decided that sleeping is truly overrated and should no longer be enjoyed as it once was. He either doesn't settle and truly FIGHTS going to sleep or he'll only catnap. While I know it could be just 8mth disturbances + teeth... I'm thinking it might be time to drop a feed and a sleep (dropping both seems to be kinda logical) and slotting him into a more brekkie, lunch, dinner routine?

So what age did you do this for your child? Should I be trying to run with our previous routine as this is just a stage that will pass, or is it a sign to adjust things?

[KatieRabbit]

My DD was only on 2 day sleeps at eight months but she was a real catnapper and could never get her re-settled and back to sleep during the day. She dropped to one day sleep at about 12 months and even now will only very occasionally have 2 (say once a month). Why don't you try 2 day sleeps? It may be hard at first as your DS arranges his sleep times to fit with 2 sleeps. Is he breastfed? How many feeds does he have a day?

[belfie]

thanks KatieRabbit - DS is currently on 4 feeds a day. Yesterday he slept in really late (first feed at 10am) so I thought woo hoo here's my chance to go for a 3 feed/2 sleep day... but as with all babies/children he decided I was wrong and still woke for a fourth feed lol! So I think we'll just keep playing it by ear for a bit!

Also, he just copped hives yesterday evening for the second night in a row, so there might be some extra factors influencing the change in sleep after all. Very hard to sleep with teething AND being itchy all over!

[[M]umma[M]ia]

DD has been having 2 day sleeps for about a month or so now. I personally wouldnt drop a bottle, DD still has 4. Does he have much in the way of solids?

[SamiH]

IMO

I wouldn't drop a bottle - he still needs his milk at this age.

Sleeps - usually around 9 months (I said usually!!) they will drop to 2 sleeps a day ...

Zander sometimes does 2, sometimes does 3 - depends how long he has slept for if that makes sense. Like yesterday he did 2.5 in the morning for a CHANGE 9.20 - 11.45sm - and then did 50 mins later in afternoon, 2.30 - 3.40pm so I didnt put him back down until bedtime at 7ish.

Do you put him down at certain times every day or depending on what time he gets up, when he starts to seem tired etc? Stretch him out for 15 mins the first time, see how it goes ... if it doesnt work he may have got overtired - play around with it and see how it goes.

But yeah dropping a sleep around this age is "normal" - but keep up with the milk. When you say he didnt want his first feed until 10am - what about when he got up out of bed in the morning - did he still have one then?

[belfie]

When you say he didnt want his first feed until 10am - what about when he got up out of bed in the morning - did he still have one then?

he didn't WAKE UP until 10am! I didn't know what to do with myself! (if only I'd slept in!!!!!). Re dropping bottle, well I was kinda thinking I'd adjust the other bottles up to compensate IYKWIM... as for solids about 3-4tbs a day now (it's like a miracle!), so his milk is dropping a smidge. So saying, for all my natter I have a feeling that he still wants 3 sleeps and 4 feeds... lol.

In regard to stretching, yeah he's been like... there's a window of opportunity for my sleep and if you miss it... omg there is no WAY i am going sleepy-boboes! So I'm just trying to be really alert to tired signs and go with the flow...