Hi. . .me again :)
Just wondered what your 9mo routine is(I know there are a few of your ladies out there with a 9mo). Seperation anxiety has hit my DS and he can't self settle but someone told me that I am not keeping him awake long enough and it should be at least four hours. Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to fit his sleeps round that dreaded school run that way so am hoping that isn't the case(also interested in other mum's routines around the school run). So mine is as follows:
WU 5 am but Infeed back to sleep until he wakes at 6am
Breakfast 7.30. School run 8.30 until return at 9
Morning nap 9.15/30 he used to self settle now I bf him for about a minute play lullabys and he asleep in my arms within minutes. . .he will cry, jump up and then play if I leave him to settle on his own in room). He used to nap for an hour but am capping this so he has a longer awake time before afternoon nap and may go down earlier so he wakes at 10 ish.
Lunch 11.30
Bottle 4 to 6 oz depending 13.15
Afternoon nap 13.20/25 he will again fall asleep in my arms sometimes with a bit of bouncing. Again used to self settle but will cry then play if I leave him and I need him to sleep at this time due to school run at 3. He wakes anytime between 14.30 and 15.00 and on a few occasion I have had to wake him :(
Tea 16.30
BT bottle 5 to 8 oz 18.15
Asleep between 18.30 to 7
He sometimes wakes 35 mins after bedtime and just needs a cuddle back to sleep. Recently he has been waking two hourly up until 11pm and again just needs a cuddle back to sleep so quite easy really.
I just wonder what I am doing wrong so would be great to see some other routines. Are my awake times too short? He seems tired all day long to be honest unless my prenap routine is conditioning him to yawn and rub his eyes.
Thank you everyone x