My husband works a 7/7 schedule. He's off for 7 days and then works for 7 days then is off for 7 days then works for 7 nights. It just goes on and on and on rotating days and nights. Well when he's working I have Ava on a great schedule/routine. She sleeps from 7:30 to 7 and naps around 10 and then around 3. My husband doesn't like routine or schedules. He doesn't like that I put her to bed so early even though I've explained everything to him countless times. So, I told him this time he was off that we'd just go with the flow. We'd do whatever he wanted and not worry about the baby's bedtime and see how that went.
Well Sunday night she stayed up until 12:30 am b/c we went play poker with his family (something we don't do without getting my mom to keep her b/c I don't like her staying up late). Monday night she went to bed around 9:30. We had nothing to do that night, but b/c of the night before she took a late nap that pushed back her normal bedtime. Then Tuesday night we went eat dinner with friends. We got to the restaurant at 7:30 and they came over after until midnight. Ava stayed up with us. This is totally out of character for me to let her schedule get so off, but I was going with the flow like my husband always preaches to me. I actually had more anxiety going with his so called "flow" than anything. I was trying not to stress out though. He thinks I stress too much about her sleep schedule and routines.
Anyway, so Tuesday night 12:30 bedtime again. Well last night we went play cards by his brother's house. I put her to bed there at 9:30, she woke up less than an hour later and wouldn't go back to sleep. We got home at 1 and she was in bed for 1:30. Tonight he went back to work. I was relieved b/c I can get her back on track. She went to bed at 7 and I thought that was a piece of cake. She's magically back on track! WRONG! She slept until 10 and is wide awake!!! I couldn't get her to go back to sleep at all. She wouldn't even blink. lol
So, I'm up until 1 probably with her.
Any suggestions to get her back on track????
I'm waking her up at 7:30 am no matter what time she goes to sleep tonight. I hope that does the trick. I just hope I'm not too tired to get up.
We've been struggling since day 1 with her sleep schedule and routines. I need structure and stability. He likes to be spontaneous and go with the flow. I am high strung and always stressed out or freaking out about something. He's not like that at all. He can care less and that drives me nuts.
I have her playing in the dark in the living room. I have the kitchen light on to give her just enough light. I'm with her in the living room to wait until she gets tired.