Hi, my trouble recently is that my 5mo DS's schedule is not really allowing for the evening catnap, and when it does he doesn't seem tired enough to fall asleep within the window for the nap.
Here's our EASY:
E - 5:30 or 6:00 am 7 oz - I treat this as a night feed and put him back to bed. He generally wakes at 7:30 - 7:45 am
E - 8:00 am - rice cereal 1 tsp
A
S - 10:00 am to 11:00 am
E - 11:00 am -7 oz
A
S - 1:00/2:00 pm to 3:00/4:00 pm
E - 3:00 or 4:00 pm 7 oz
E - 4:30/5:00 pm - rice cereal 1 tsp
A
E - 7:15 pm 7 oz
S - In bed at 7:30 pm
E - 10:30 pm dreamfeed 5 oz
So, I am finding that when he naps until 3:00 pm in the afternoon, then he could have a 30 min snooze at 5:00 pm and prob still be tired enough to go to bed at 7:30 pm, but I find that I can't get him to nap at that time. When he naps unti 4:00 pm in afternoon, then there really is no time for him to nap because he doesn't get tired enough to fall asleep until about 6:00-6:30 pm, but that is too close to bedtime. So lately, I have been just keeping him up until bedtime, but that makes for a rough bedtime because he is overtired by then. It takes longer for him to settle, and he is likely to wake up and fuss between bedtime and df when he is overtired.
Anyone has insight?