So, it only took a few days to straighten out Mini-Me's nap schedule - she now goes down, easily in her crib, at 9 AM and 1 PM and sometimes around 4:30 or 5 depending on how the other naps go. Bedtime at 8 PM, and we usually go out for a walk during that last hour to distract her and keep her awake.
She's been in a much better mood with this new sleep schedule; I, unfortunately, have been having a harder time. With the new earlier bedtime, I have been losing sleep since I still stay awake until 10 or 11. Also Mini-Me has added a second feeding in the nighttime (I assume as a result of the shift in sleep schedule), and even though she's barely awake for 15 minutes of feeding and burping, the interruptions in my own sleep are just killing me. I went from getting two rounds of five hours to three rounds of three hours, and the difference has had a real effect on my energy and my mood.
At 6:30 this morning, the baby started fussing, the cat started knocking things off tables to get some attention, and my husband rolled over to cuddle me which resulted in his CPAP machine blowing a blast of cold air down my neck. Between the three of them I am feeling overneeded and dragged down.
Fortunately Mini-Me and I are traveling this week to see some friends cross-country, and I think the break will do us some good.
I will consult the sleep book about how to eliminate a nighttime feeding, and implement that when we are back from our trip.
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