9 Month old not napping long enough AND still eating at night
UGH, His first nap is almost alway's one hour, but he wake's up in a good mood, second nap he is still tired usually & now he can stay up a lot longer so now we have the problem of gettting him in no later then 1 because at 2:20 I have to leave to pick up DD from school. I can't get him to take a third nap anymore so he's usually cranky from around 4 until bedtime !
Also we have this bad habit, about 3 hour's after he has been sleeping he wake's up, I know he's not hungry, it's more of a habit, the sucking of the bottle put's him back to sleep, doesn't suck his thumb or take a paci. So I give 4 oz with one scoop of formula. Sometimes he'll go the rest of the night, he'll wake cry but go back to sleep, th en there are also lot's of time's where I know he want's a second bottle, then I give 4 oz with the right amount of formual hoping he'll sleep until 6 at least ! The doc say's he doesn't need to eat at night & I should just stop, he'll cry & it will take a few day's.
PROBLEM is he sleep's in a crib right next to my bed, if he's up crying for an hour I'm up too, I know this will NEVER end if I don't do it, I just keep having excuse's & putting it off, I HAVE TO DO IT !
So why can't he just sleep LONG enough for nap time !! ?
Traci
Mom to Sydney Nicole & Jacob Hunter