Joe is 17 weeks and I can’t make the lunchtime nap work Joe was 9lb 4oz at birth and at 17 weeks weighs 18lb 4oz. He is formula fed. We have been following the routine with success from 4 weeks, but from 8 weeks the lunchtime nap has gone wrong (as you said it might […]
Continue ReadingMy 18-week-old son always wakes after 45 minutes into his lunchtime nap My son always wakes after 45 minutes of his lunchtime nap, and is very hard to settle again. The two hours prior to the nap are also difficult, with him screaming for food from 10am. I have tried giving him a lot of […]
Continue ReadingMy 4.5 mth son has a short lunchtime sleep and wakes several times at night My baby boy, age four and a half months and weighing fifteen and a half pounds, has never slept well at lunchtime. He settles at noon, but wakes after 45 minutes, when I have to re-settle him using his dummy. […]
Continue ReadingShould I re-swaddle my 4.5-month-old so she sleeps better at lunchtime? My daughter is very active in the night. She rolls everywhere, so we have put her into a sleeping bag. She used to be swaddled. She still sleeps through the night but has begun to wake up at the lunchtime nap. For the last […]
Continue ReadingRolling over is causing my 18 week old to wake at lunchtime My son of 18 weeks can now roll over onto his tummy and wants to practice at every opportunity. He refuses to sleep on his back (which was, initially, very worrying until I spoke to the Health Visitor) and, if put into his […]
Continue ReadingWhat else can I do to get my son of almost 5 mths to sleep better at lunchtime? My son who is almost 5 months, always wakes up after 30-45mins of his lunchtime nap. I find this really frustrating as I also have a 3.5yr old, and just as we sit down to lunch I […]
Continue ReadingI’m giving my 10-week-old her lunchtime nap later in the day – does it matter? Hi – my 10-week-old daughter, Alice, has been following Gina’s routines since birth and is a very contented baby. Thank you. However, she is waking up 35-45 minutes after I put her down for her lunchtime nap. I know this […]
Continue ReadingMy 10 week son has problems resettling at lunchtime My 10 week old son has been on the routine for about a month now, but it seems like the moment I get one problem solved, another pops up. Originally I was having problems with the lunchtime nap as well as early morning waking. So I […]
Continue ReadingHow can I get my 10-week-old to settle better at the lunchtime nap? Using previous advice you gave about getting my son to sleep without being held, he now settles well at all his naps and sleeps. However I have a problem with him remaining asleep for two hours at the lunchtime nap. He is […]
Continue ReadingMy 29 month son does not sleep well by day which affects his night time sleep. I have trouble getting my 29-month-old to settle down for his day nap; sometimes he does a poo after I put him down and treats it like a game because I have to go back and change his nappy. […]
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