Ah. But little brother Cooper is following in his brother’s footsteps, and I don’t know how I’m going to make it through another sleepless-in-the-daytime baby. Cooper isa little better, sometimes hitting 45 minutes of slumber here and there, but it’s usually 20 to 30 minutes and usually only in the front pack, the swing or occasionally the carseat (but only after he’s screamed mercilessly first – again, just like his big brother). But try to put him in his bed for a nap, and you’d think I just tried to change his diaper with a cold garden hose.
And just like Kenny, he’s great at night – he goes to bed at 8:30 (yes, I know that’s too early for an almost-4-month-old, but he’s so darn tired!) and wakes sometime between 3 and 5 for a feeding, then sleeps again until 7 or 7:30. So he’s getting a lot of nighttime sleep. And I know at this age he needs an average of 14 hours a day, which he’s not quite getting. So should I be stressed?
I’ve noticed that many of my readers have little babies at home… what kind of schedule, (or lack of one) do you have your little one on? Many of my friends here use Babywise, but I’m not a fan…. it’s worked for some and bombed for others. I’m torn between just letting go of the fact that he may just be one of those babies, like Kenny, who doesn’t need as much sleep, and enforcing a more rigorous nap schedule – even employing a trial “cry it out” few days. Let’s face it, I want him on a nap schedule for me, not necessarily because I think he’s sleep-deprived, although he does have times during the day when he’s painfully tired, just refuses to sleep.
I’m babbling. I sound like the sleep-deprived one! Ok, readers, let me know what works (or doesn’t!) for you!