Yo, Guy! No Switching!

Alex went into a new routine for a couple of days.  Normally, I can count on longer sleep periods at night. Recently, he flipped that business to the day and shorter naps at night. I had to stop that business right away.
I did it by working on his eating, making certain I bottle fed (pumped) him at night and breast fed during the day. I then gave him his baths at night and made certain that I had no lights on or much noise going on during the nights.  So far, with the heavier feedings, baths and darkness, I've seen him sleep pretty tightly at night.  I also encouraged a play time during the days or evenings, depending on when I can get one.

As you can see, I tried a whole compound approach, so I'm not sure which of those individual things really did the trick.  I just know that he's back on track.

April 16, 2007