Is it too late to implement a daytime routine for my 3 month old?
He is a nap avoider and although he sleeps well at night I'm panicking that he isn't getting enough daytime sleep as just catnaps and it's a real battle to get him to sleep at all in the day. I watch him like a hawk for sleepy cues but still seem to end up in a battle of wills - he wins!!
On a night we start a bath, massage, bottle and lullaby routine at 6:15 ish with an aim to get him asleep by 7. This is usually successful but sometimes he takes longer to settle and maybe wakes up once while trying to put him in his cot. He will then sleep through until 3-4am where he wakes up for a bottle and nappy change if necessary and then goes back down until 7ish.
So roughly he gets about 12ish hours a night.
Daytime sleep has always been tricky for us even when he was a tiny newborn. So far I've been Baby led during the day and things have been a bit haphazard with both feeding and trying to get naps in.
I am just wondering if a routine might help. I plan to spend the next few days in the house trying to help him get to sleep as I feel I've become reliant on the pram and car.
Any advice for routines or opinions on whether I've missed the boat or not would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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Too late for daytime routine for 3 month old??
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singingpinkmonkey · 10/04/2017 10:52
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