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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, your baby's sleep schedule is off, that's why he's fussy during the day.  I didn't appreciate the importance of this when I was a FTM, but it really matters.   Here's a sample schedule - you really should be seeing two naps a day at this point.  http://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/9-month-old-baby-schedule/[/quote]

I hope OP is still reading because this is exactly right.[/quote]

Op here: We tried putting him to sleep earlier but he wakes up at 3am. He needs to nap every 2-3 hours during the day. His pediatrician told me what we're doing is fine. His gets more than enough sleep. Every baby is different. Unfortunately this schedule doesn't work for my son. [/quote]

Don't focus on the time so much as consolidating daytime sleeping to two naps.  Take the schedule above and shift it ahead three hours, and work on two naps at the right time that way.  I think you'll find your day easier to manage that way, and it will be more restful sleep for the baby.  Don't get him up at the first stirrings, and keep him awake if it's not time for a nap.  4 to 5 day naps is more like a newborns schedule. [/quote]

OP, how long did you give it when you tried to change the bedtime. It takes a week or two to adjust. You have to stick with the earlier bedtime that long. That being said, mine slept 7pm to 5 am for much of the first two years. They do wake up early until around two. Personally, I still found this a better schedule because they didn't need to nap as much during the day.

Yes, every child is different, but they are also not inflexible. You do have some control over the situation. Your ped is right in the sense that your child is currently getting enough sleep, but I doubt that your ped said that this schedule is necessary and you must maintain it.  Your life will become much more enjoyable when you are not spending it facilitating naps for a cranky kid who needs longer stretches of sleep at night to be less cranky. [/quote]

Op here: we tried putting him down at 8 pm last night and he woke up screaming at 3am. He did wake up an hour earlier this morning. I'm not going to sweat it anymore. He will eventually adjust. My sil sons took 3 naps during the day until he was 2![/quote]

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