My DD is 10 weeks old and is doing -
- Wakes between 5am and 7am for a feed (one hour breastfeed)
- Sleeps three hours
- Feeds late morning (breastfeed or formula depending on nipple soreness, how much there and what she wants)
- Awake for hour or two - being carried around and watching the washing machine or me in shower!
- Next few hours she snacks, has catnaps depending on mood.
- Feeds between 4 and 6 for an hour (formula by this point normally)
- Bath between 7 and 8
- Feeds at 8 (formula) eats a bit, naps a bit then back for more until 10.30 and had 7.5 ozs.
Then if we are lucky she will have zonked off to sleep until morning feed again.
I have a few worries about this - how much sleep does she need during the day? should I be trying to stick to a more rigid routine? How can I shift it so that she goes down earlier in the evening (I know this means she will wake at 3 for a feed but then she should go down for 3 more hours - although she did wake at 3 over the weekend and took 2 hours to feed and resettle).
I go back to work in a couple of months and she will likely be in nursery. Should I stop worrying and see if her routine shifts again?
DH and I would dearly like a bit more evening for us but obviously would like to do what is best for LO.
Any thoughts and others experiences gratefully received.