I have a wonderful, cheerful, happy 11-week-old dd whose only ‘fault’ is she really doesn’t like sleeping alone. We’ve tried every bed, cot, gadget etc and it’s not for her, so that’s ok and we now bedshare.
She is also a pram refuser!
However, I’m a bit worried about her sleep schedule compared to other babies from my nct class. She doesn’t really nap during the day but has one long nap late afternoon/ early evening. So her day goes....
6am wake up and feed. Usually sleeps after until 8am
8am husband takes her so I can sleep for 2 hours with a duvet in a normal position! She is fed and might nap or not
10am feed and 11am nap (needs to be rocked and sleeps on me. Very grouchy without this)
11.30-4pm awake, feeding whenever she wants
4 or 4.30 or 5pm is fed to sleep in my bed. Turns in to a devil at 4pm without this. I have to be next to her in the bed or else she grizzles so I normally nap too and watch Netflix. She sometimes wakes up for a quick snack or feeds in her sleep.
7 or 8pm wakes up and feeds
Bedtime is around 10.30pm
Wakes between 1-3 times for feeding in night
This schedule is of her own making btw. I just go along with what she wants. If we are out or doing something she adapts without fuss. The only nap I enforce, by feeding her in bed, is the 4pm one.
Does this seems normal to you guys or should I wake her up during her long nap? Sometimes she’ll sleep until 8.30pm if left. It doesn’t seem to effect her night sleep though.