Bad nights

We've been having a spate of bad nights recently.

Last night was terrible. Annika settled well initially at 7PM, but then it was downhill from there starting past midnight. She was up every hour, probably due to gas bothering her, but then after that would be fussy and could not be settled with rocking. I ended up nursing her but then she would sleep for an hour and the battle would start again. It finally ended at 6 AM with all of us exhausted and on the bed.

SO.. I've finally decided she DEFINITELY needs awake time in the day time routinely. Possibly 5 or 6 hours if we can manage it? Maybe like an hour after each sleep period? Tried to follow Gina Ford but it doesn't seem to work. Funny how I cannot remember what Madison was like at the same age.

Madison had her music class this morning, then lunch at home for her. During their naps Chris and I stole out to get a breather. Lunch for us at Toast then a spot of shopping at Takashimaya where they are having a baby product sale. Later in the afternoon we all went to the beach to let Madison fly her kite. Ended up needing to nurse Annika on a park bench at the beach too. But we did alright!

Dinner was at Boon Tong Kee. Chris took his mom, Neil, Madison and Warni over for dinner while I tried to settle Annika down for the night. It was nice having the house to myself! I could nurse in front of the TV, go to the kitchen and grab snacks etc. Took ages to settle her .. in the end Chris had to rock her down to sleep. Seems like the fastest way to tire her out is when she is post a screaming fit!

Sigh.. another night to face. Am getting resigned to bad nights..