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Lulu0802
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Daytime Sleep ?
Lulu0802
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I know some people say never wake a sleeping baby, but I've heard other people say to wake LO if she sleeps more than 3 hours during the day to avoid day/night confusion. ?This may seem like a silly question, but does that mean wake her if she's been asleep for more than 3 hours or if it's been more than 3 hours since the last time she ate?
DD is asleep right now (she woke for the dat at 5:30am... lucky me). ?She's been asleep for only an hour and a half, but it's been 3 1/2 hours since the last time she ate. ?Should I wake her or let her go. ?She woke early and took a long morning nap on Wednesday and was super cranky the rest of the day. ?It could have been something else, but you just don't know.?
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Re: Daytime Sleep ?
Not sure if this will help but here's what I am trying...
I don't let her go more then 4 hours between feedings. But I also don't generally let her sleep for more then 2.5 hours at a time during the day.
She wakes up, eats, we do an activity for about an hour (walk, lay on her back, etc.) sometimes less if she's fussy, then I put her to sleep. We try to repeat this routine through out the day. At night we don't do an activity. She just falls asleep. I found that when she took longer naps during the day she was super fussy in the evening. From about 5-9pm she would fuss, no screaming, just couldn't settle for longer then 5 mintues. Then much harder to put to sleep for the night too.