Day/Night issues... at 7 months!

As a newborn it was a bit of an issue teaching Day from Night for DD. Since then we have had to reteach her again and again.

Every time she has a growth spirt she picks up extra feeds at night, and then wants to lose one during the day and keep the extra night one. Also I find that any new milestone (or even illness) is usually met with at least one sleepless night, then we seem to end up back at square one with her wanting to be up all night and sleep all day.

Anyone else had issues with this? Does it resolve itself, or am I destined to always have a night owl?

Thanks, yeah I realise that night feeds are not uncommon at this age, and this is not the problem. We too go through stages of 12 hours sleep, but more often than not she still needs a feed at night (she is only 6kg too, so I am more than happy with this).

The problem is that she seems to prefer to be up ALL night, with just naps and to sleep all day. I seem to be constantly having to retrain her that sleep is for night. If she had her way she would only feed once or twice during the day and have the rest of the feds at night.

I am probably of no help but I always sleep my kids with the curtains open etc during the day so they know its day and then close them etc at night. Not sure if you have tried that or night.

Also a bed time and morning time routine that you are consistent with might help and perhaps starting the day at the same time each day.

E.g wake a 7am, breakfast, a certain play actitivy that is only done in the morning, change into day clothes.

Night - dinner, bath, change into pjs, feed, book, bed and song.

Thanks for your advice and support Ladies.

We have a fixed routine for bedtime and morning and her feeds are fairly fixed through the day, but her day sleeps are all over the place as they have to fit around her brothers hectic schedule    I think that she would really thrive with a fixed schedule, but unfortunately it is just not possible. She has blinds in her room, not curtains, so her bedroom is very light for her day sleeps When everything is "on track" she only sleeps about 2-3 hours during the day - so not excessive, but still we get the bad nights creaping in. She feeds 4 hourly during the day - any more frequently and we get issues with her reflux.

We are also battling reflux, eczema, FTT, food allergies and adverse reactions to almost every solid I introduce - so don't know if that is related at all.

Arrgghh - it all does my head in!!!

Hey Mum_me, how is everything going at the moment? Hope you've managed to get a little rest