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Naps and weaning

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puffling · 28/08/2006 09:52

Our girl is 5 months and one week and has been on two meals of solids for nearly two weeks (at 11 and 5.30). She has taken to solids well but for the last few days her naps have gone very strange and I wonder if this is connected and how to respond.

She has never been a good daytime sleeper (excellent at night) but has typically been easy to put down at 9am for 45 minutes (she typically wakes between 6 and 7 and gets up for her milk at 7), then at noon for anything between 1 and 2 hours and a catnap at around 4.45 for 15 minutes.

The problem now is that even though she is looking tired around 9am in the usual way she screams and screams when put in her cot. Yesterday we took her out after about 25 minutes of this and she took a 30 minute nap in her swing from around 9.30. This morning she has screamed again but finally went quiet at just after 9.30.

What is she trying to tell us (if anything). Does she need her nap pushed back closer to 9.30 (even though she looks very tired at 9) or is she struggling to settle without having had solids in the morning.

So, breakfast or a later nap?

Finally, at the risk of trying everyone's patience, its also worth mentioning that she has struggled to take her late catnap as well. We have resorted to taking her out in the car but even then she can take until 5.15 to drop off even though she only slept for 50 minutes at lunch. Is it possible that she needs to drop this nap and still having it is affecting her readiness for the 9am nap next morning. Sounds unlikely but you never know!

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Chamomile · 31/08/2006 14:29

Snap, Puffin!
My DD is 25 weeks and has only had solids for 4 days but made it quite clear this morning she wasn't having a nap till she had some breakfast. I had planned on feeding her once a day at 11 am initially but when she saw her brothers having breakfast she obviously felt she was missing out. She went down for a nap quite happily after a few spoonfuls of porridge.
I think I will follow her lead on this one.

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Chamomile · 31/08/2006 14:31

Sorry, I got your name wrong .

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