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Emma! Oh my goodness…I implemented your recommendations and after one day of staying the course, by the second day bubba went down an absolute treat! Ever since then putting her down has been such a piece of cake- I do the routine, put her down and leave the room. She has been sleeping well during the day and getting herself to sleep fine. The wake windows are from 2hrs to 2.5hrs
For the past week-and-a-bit there have been some changes however with her night sleep. She has been having the initial long stretch once being put down but the maximum length of this sleep is now only about 4hours. After that there is another wake after 2 or 3 hours (varies between the two), then another wake after only an hour or two hours (again- varies between the two).
I am unable to settle her after the short wakes without a feed- as instead of just rustling around in the night previously, she now cries, and can not be calmed or settled unless fed. I had a visit with Plunket on Friday and the nurse suggested starting solids, as it sounds like she’s hungry. My little one is not quite yet 5 months. Before starting solids for her, I thought I would check with you in case there is anything I can change in her routine to achieve longer night sleep stretches, if it is not due to hunger. I have also upped her feeds since Friday to see if this might help.
She is very active, not teething- at least, has no teeth yet. Was born quite big, so her growth on the ‘growth charts’ has been slow (she has gone down a few percentiles- but has always put on weight, not lost any). Generally always very happy, I have no concerns. She has always eyed up my food since day one 😂 so I’m not sure that would be a marker for being ready for solids.
Her neck strength is good & she can sit up if I pull her up with her hands. She does make mouth movements when watching me eat, and will not go back to her own activities until I have finished eating (if she is able to see me).
Is bubba too hungry to sleep? Thanks.