well, first of all i would say a huuuuuuge thank you, as elijah's daily routine is loads better than before
and secondly, i'm looking for a bit of advice about naps
elijah has been sleeping particularly badly at night, up 8-12 times, but i think this is an adjustment period as we have started some new things and he is still getting used to crawling/standing/having teeth/just been poorly, so i'm not too worried about that.
BUT (of course, a but haha) he seems to want 3 naps a day just now - what do you reckon? should i go with it and see if its temporary (i think he is growing too as he is eating LOADS - see weaning post haha).
here is his routine now:
8.30 up and cuddles
9.30 brekkie then playtime
10.30ish bf and naptime (normally half an hour to an hour)
1pm lunchtime and more play/going out time
3ish bf and naptime (normally 1 hours to 2 hours)
5.30 teatime and playtime
7pm bedtime routine (!) bath, stories etc in bedroom then bf and bed about 8pm or thereabouts as soon as eli is sleepy.
now this has been working really well, and seems to meet elijah's natural rhythm quite well - his meals take about 30-45 minutes (ahh finger food
) so he is quite busy most of the time.
the past few days he has been wiped out by 2pm and wants to sleep for an hour, then tired again about 4.30 and wants to sleep an hour - so is missing his afternoon nap but effectively splitting it into two because he can't last any longer...any ideas? should i leave it this way (i can't get him to sleep any longer in either nap) or should i try and stick to what we have up there ^
sorry i know this is another massive post
hopefully someone will be kind enough to have a read and see what they think!