[quote Trinityhome]@FATEdestiny I'll try the bouncy chair today.
So if she sleeps for 1 hour then wake window should be 2 hours? What about the first nap of the day? How long should wake window be? [/quote]
Crossed post. I didn't see you posted at the same time as me.
Yes, that's right. Timing the first nap is a mixture between how well baby slept overnight, and normal wake window. If you're normal WW is 90 minutes but baby slept solidly through the night without waking, then maybe 2h. If normal WW is 90 mins but baby had worse night then normal, make it shorter.
Whatever happens, 2h is the absolute longest awake time at any time, until you are regularly getting long naps. Only a really well rested baby will cope with 2h awake window.
She currently feeds every 4 hours so not sure how I would feed her every wake window if she only naps for 30 mins?
What are your nights like? She may need more daytime calories - which is achieved with more regular feeds, not bigger feeds.
But if baby won't, then just don't feed in every other wake window. Still keep awake times short though.
No did it in my arms as just wanted her to sleep and worried it'll take longer to settle her in the bouncer
Maybe it will until baby gets used to it. But it makes life much easier for you, since you're getting stressed over settling baby to sleep. So take that pressure off yourself by sitting on a sofa and watch a netflix show. Maybe it'll take half an hour. Maybe it won't. Either way, you're drinking tea and distracted by something good to watch.
Your baby is only young. I assume your first child (?). So you're only 4 months into this huge, steep learning curve that is becoming a parent. Be kind to yourself. It's a marathon not a sprint.