Yeah, I could do that with the bedtime routine, totally. Bringing it forward shouldn't be an issue either. I usually get us started around 6pm so could start things earlier.
During the day I close the blinds, and we both lie on the bed and I feed her to sleep - then I transfer her to the cot (which is side car joined to our bed). It's been working this way for almost 8 months really!
The wee sausage loves to keep me on my toes!
Thanks hun x
I don't have any real advice other than to say you're not alone with a cheeky DD keeping you on your toes. We dropped to 2 sleeps about 3 weeks ago, and have gone from an easy to put to sleep baby to needed lots of settling and comforting. And I get you on the recharging after a BF, it's like redbull for babies or something here sometimes! We are also have 3 - 5 wake ups overnight now too, so everyone in the house is very tired.
I'm putting it down to the next WW, maybe top teeth coming in, and now that we're crawling the world has become even more exciting so who needs sleep? Her awake time during her 2 day naps is around 4 hours now, and even though sometimes she doesn't seem tired, I find I have to start a quiet wind down time or she just gets way past it and even harder to put down.
I don't think you're doing anything wrong, quite the opposite
ETA I also find at this stage sometimes just a quiet lay down on the bed, with a book, softly singing etc can be enough to recharge a little too, because sometimes she's weary but not sleepy, and just needs to ground herself again for 10 minutes or so, iykwim?
Keeping us on our toes is what they do best Just when you think you have anything worked out and can read them like a book, they go changing on us
Like HB has said, you're doing a great job, you're certainly not doing anything wrong. As they grow and change their habits, we sometimes have to change our routine to suit them.
You're not doing anything wrong, your baby is just changing.
Just go with whatever seems to work better now (might take some trial and error) and don't overthink it
sounds like your doing just fine... i think its pretty normal for babies to have some issues with settling still at your DD's age.. and the two teeth coming through would definitely make it a bit more challenging
i know you said routine is hard at the moment, but this can sometimes be the key to helping settling - it can even be as simple as giving her a favourite toy (a cue that says 'its bed time' - a toy that is just for bed time), giving her a little rub/pat or massage on the back, saying goodnight/kiss, then lights out etc.. as long as the same thing is happening in the same order every time its bed time..
it can be normal at her age to take longer than 30mins to settle and as you have thought, it may be worth trying to cut back to two naps, she might be ready for this?
what is the routine you have been trying with her to get her to settle and what has been her response to this?
whats her night time sleeping like?
Just when you think you have anything worked out and can read them like a book, they go changing on us
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