5 mo old wants his long 2 hour nap at 4:00pm

[Elphyrafire]

So hello, it's me again-
We've had some progress extending DS's naps past the 45 min mark HOWEVER now he wants his catnap in the morning and his long 2 hour nap at 4:00. What to do? I can't let him sleep until 6:00 when bedtime is 6:30/7:00! I wake him up at 5:30. Any tips on how to change this before it becomes another nasty habit I have to break? Should I be happy to get at least one or two naps past the 1 hour mark wherever they land?


HEre's our 4 hour easy

7:00 E
A
9- 10- S (trying to make it longer! He just won't do it!)
A
11- E
A
12:30- 2:00- S
A
3:00-E
A
4:00- 5:30- S
A
7:00- E then S (usually takes him to 7:30 to sleep)
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What I want it to be:
7:00 E
A
9:00 -11:00- S
11:00 -E
A
1:00 -3:00- S
3:00- E
A
4:00-4:45- S
a
7:00- E/S

Thanks!!!

[Deb_in_oz]

is he spirited at all? because Liv was the same and i read somewhere in the BW books that spiriteds tend to like to rest in the afternoons and that is why Tracy did not recommmend big PM outings for them.  Olivia often did her best nap of the day for the catnap and i just went with it. bith my girls have never had any trouble going to bed at 7-7:30 no matter how late they sleep.  i think your current routine looks fine and when the catnap gets dropped hopefully that long sleep will move to the midday one. IF iot does interfere with a reasonable bedtime of 7-8pmjust do what you have nbeen doing and wake him at 5:30.

things will shift in the next month or 2 again so i woudl just go with his lead on this as it migt change soon enough HTH

[Elphyrafire]

What?? It changes again? Crap! But I've worked so hard to gte him onthis schedule! 
Well, we do have nightwakings but not as bad since starting the 4 hour EASY and having longer naps in general. But he goes to be fine at 7:00pm and sleeps until about 10:30 when he is DF. So you're right... I won't worry about it.