To wake or not to wake - that is the question
“Never wake a sleeping baby” - I have heard several people say - but what if that baby went down for a nap at 5pm and was still sleeping at 7:30pm? Should you wake the child to ensure that the child eventually goes to bed at night? If you do not wake the child - are you guaranteeing that this child will wake up at some ungodly hour in the middle of the night? I came across this dilemma yesterday - after Rosie decided to wake up at all hours the night before - and then refused to nap all day until finally submitting to sleep at 5pm. Luckily (or not), she woke up right around 7:30 so I did not have to struggle with the “wake the baby” question any longer - but I am wondering - for next time (if there is a next time) - should I let her sleep - or wake her from her late nap in order to put her to bed a couple hours later? What if the nap came at 6pm?
For the record - I did turn on the lights in the bedroom at 7:30 and wasn’t really trying to wake her up - but I wasn’t really trying to let her sleep either - and after her late nap - she didn’t really go to sleep until around 11pm - but slept pretty good (barely waking to nurse a couple times) - until around 8:30 this morning - so I am not sure if she would have slept longer or better had I let sleeping babies lie…Oh well - I guess we will never know - so goes motherhood.
