Lil Shauna has not been her usual self recently. Or at least we hope so and that it is not another growing phase. She is forgoing the long hours afternoon nap that she used to take. Based on research, by 6 months, most babies sleep a total of 11 1/2 to 15 hours of sleep a day (between nighttime sleep and naps) and are capable of sleeping for long stretches at a time. Many babies consolidate their daytime sleep into two naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
(Source: BabyCenter)
She sleeps at about 8pm to 9pm daily and wakes up at about 6.30am, which is about 10 hours per night. That still leave about 2 to 5 hours of nap time but she is apparently not utilising it. I would be jumping with joy if I can nap for 2 to 5 hours daily on her behalf. Anyway, for the past few days, she refused to sleep at all in the afternoon. As such, she is super tired by the time we fetch her in the evening. Sleepiness + tiredness = cranky + dozing off baby. We had to rush through dinner so that we can quickly bring her home to put her to bed.
Last night, the same thing happened. She was so cranky. We were home by 7.40pm and hurriedly heat up her milk. She was already in dreamland by the time the bottle was finished. With caution, I placed her on her mattress, in her sleeping bag and make sure that the fan is blowing at her so that she wun be too hot. Then I went about doing my stuff while waiting to express at 9pm.
At 9pm, she started stirring and kicking and was jolted awake. She started crying and fussing and refused to be pacified. Usually, she will wake up and want to play but not last night. She refused to play, dun want to stand or sit, reject milk, still fuss despite being carried and walked around. We were really at outr wits end.
Daddy Lim was so frustrated and was angry with Lil Shauna. At one point, I passed her to him cos I needed a rest and she was still fussing and crying. Daddy Lim was so pissed that he put her on the bed and she starting crying more and more. Come to think of it, the situation was pretty comical.
It was only 2.5hours later that tiredness seeped in that she finally drifted off to sleep. However, she put up a fierce fight against the Z monster before surrendering. I have to hug her tight, rock her despite her struggling before those tired eyes started to close. It was simply a nightmare for us.
This morning, she greeted us with smiles, totally forgetting the torture that she besotted upon us last night. Just like what I told Daddy Lim, no need to be angry with Lil Shauna cos she dun understand (yet) and she has short-term memory. Haha. However, Dady Lim insisted that Lil Shauna is angry with him too (for being angry with her) cos she doesnt want to smile at him this morning and refused to let him hold her hand. Haha.
Mummy Lim
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