Looking for some baby sleep advice! 😴💤
I’m really struggling to figure out my little guy’s sleep schedule right now and would love some advice from other parents who have been through this stage!
He is 20 weeks old (5 months on the 2nd) and his sleep is SO inconsistent, both during the day and at night. He hardly ever gives obvious sleepy cues, but he pretty much always looks tired, so I’m constantly second-guessing whether I’m putting him down too early or too late. 😩
We’re also dealing with reflux and laryngomalacia, which has made feeding and sleep a little more complicated. I often need to feed him to sleep or feed him while he’s sleeping because that’s sometimes the only way I can get enough milk into him. So I’m not really in a position to simply separate feeding and sleep right now.
The good news is that he does go down for naps in his crib with maybe 10 minutes of fussing, so I know he is capable of settling there. ❤️
He was previously sleeping through the night, and he will still occasionally do it, but more often than not he is now waking once or twice overnight. He also sometimes wakes as early as 5:00 a.m., although lately it’s more commonly around 6:00–6:30 a.m. Our ideal wake-up time would be around 6:30–7:00 a.m.
We aim for a 7:00 p.m. bedtime, but it seems like we’re having to move bedtime earlier to accommodate 3 naps a day.
Right now, we’re roughly following wake windows of:
1.75 / 2 / 2 / 2.5
But I’m honestly not sure if this is appropriate for his age, especially because his naps and nighttime sleep are so inconsistent.
For those with babies around 5 months, what did your schedules look like? Did you follow wake windows, sleepy cues, or a combination? How did you handle 3 naps while still aiming for a 6:30–7:00 a.m. wake-up and 7:00 p.m. bedtime?
And especially if you had a baby with reflux/laryngomalacia or feeding issues, I’d really love to hear what worked for you. ❤️
Any advice, sample schedules, or even just reassurance that this is a normal stage would be SO appreciated! 🥹