Not exact matches
If your baby seems particularly
wakeful or fussy and there is a significant amount of caffeine in your diet, you might want to cut back or stop the caffeine for 2 - 3 weeks to see if it
makes a difference.
I would just listen and watch — not moving a single muscle — until he began to
make actual
wakeful noises.
tip: If you suspect foods in your diet may be
making baby unsettled, keep a food diary — jot down what you eat and times on one side of the page and your baby's unsettled /
wakeful times on the other.
In other words
make sure the nap is after 12 p.m., and is long enough so that the
wakeful window after the nap is not longer than 4 hours (max 5 for a toddler / preschooler who is well rested).
At least until your milk supply is well established, try to avoid caffeine, which causes loss of fluid through urine and sometimes
makes babies
wakeful and fussy.
Taking higher doses, such as 3 mg, can sometimes
make you more
wakeful instead of sleepier, so adjust your dose carefully.