The witchin' hours!

A shift nurse introduced me to this term....my baby has gotten her sleep routine out of whack.

She used to have her own little routine. It wasn't necessarily the greatest but it worked for her! She used to fall asleep about 10:00 pm and would sleep until 6:30 am.

Everyone would be like try putting her down earlier and start her bedtime routine earlier. And I did try. I tried putting her down about 7:30-8:00 pm. But for whatever reason her body clock did not agree with it! She would be up like clockwork about 11:45 pm and then be up religiously until 3am. WEIRD RIGHT?!

So really her falling asleep at 10:00 pm was much better and the more ideal situation. She did that for roughly 6 months. It was perfect!

But now her routine is out of whack! Despite having the exact same nap during the day time, she now gets super tired about 5:00-6:00 pm. And trying to keep her awake is the hardest thing ever. She will fall asleep sitting upright and then flop over (we learned this quickly!) But if i can manage to keep her awake until 7:30-8:00 pm now, she will sleep through the night mostly (wake up about 5:00 am). But if she falls asleep too early, she's up for this ridiculous 3+ hour stint throughout the night!

Being a mama is tough! Am I right!?! Oh geeze!