my son is 8 months old, before he is 5.5 months ago, he is not a indepent sleeper, all his naps in day is cat nap, usually three cat naps, but he is great at night (around 12 hours)with only one bottle of formula, not dream feed, just up to when he wake.
when he was 5.5 month, we have to hold him in arms for the first nap , if put him down, he will wake quick, so I did a sleep training with CIO, and he became a independent sleeper one week later, at that time we haven't fixed routine, just put him down according his active time and signs. his nap became longer quickly, at least one is longer than 1h, sometimes more, three nap always, total 2.5 hours or more,but he became EW quickly, at 4:40~5:30, sometims he could fall in sleep again, sometimes not, now he became NW too.
day1:wu: 6:10 (5:30 wake and sleep again )
s:9:04~9:40
s:12:44~13:15(it seems to be disturb by noisy)
BT:18:00, and fall sleep 18:10(usuallly 19:00,because he fight the third nap today, so tired, he cried at 20:00, obviously OT
day 2 : wu:6:00 , no NW all night
s:8:58~9.18(I wake him because I try to another routine)
s:11.25~13:10
BT:18:45
day3:wu 6:15(with NW on 2:000:3:00:4:00)
s:9:27~9:51,(i put him down at 8:50,but he played)
s:12:10~14:10(wake him up)
BT:18:55
DAY4:WU 6:00(NO NW)
Sorry I lost record for day4 and day 5
day 6 wu 6:45(NW ON 11:00, 3;00, 5;00)
s:9:20~9:39
s:12.17~13:45
s:16:49~17:05
day 7 wu:6:00(no NW)
if i didn't wake hime on some days, his first nap and second nap always 2hrs totally, for example, if first nap 1hr15, second will be 45min, if first cap to 30min, second will be 1hr 25, and he will fight the third nap before 17:00, then he will be tired around 18:00.
I just found in a 12 hours day, like day6 , if nap total 2hrs, no NW at night, night will be 11 hrs, but if I think If i repeat it, the wake up time will be ealier and ealier because the night is 11 hrs , not 12 hrs, if leave 1 hr for day, he will be OT at day, it seems like his total sleep is 13hrs or little more, same situation with 4~5 month, all naps is 30min, 12 hrs night or more.
I am confused what routine will be right if he is really a LSN.