what to do with the rest of the day?

[Skadiver13]

Well a combo of short napping yesterday and teething and i think a cold lead us to NW'ings last night from 10-10:20 12:10_12:45 and 5:20 to 6:00. I let him sleep and he woke at 7:30 but his usual day is 6:30-7:30 so not sure how to keep BT intact? Usually he does
wake 6:30/6:45
S: 10:15/30-12:15/12:30
S: 4-4:30
BT 7:30
Wakes around 4:30 or 5:30 i shush back to sleep the earlier the wake up easier it is.

[jessmum46]

Two options really - either pd for first nap at normal clock time (accepting lie-in was probably a catch up) and see what happens.  If you get a normal nap length, carry on with day as normal, if short, do what you'd normally do if LO short-naps.  The alternative is to keep normal A time so nap at 11.15, hope for normal length nap then skip CN and do EBT, or do very short CN 15 mins and normal BT.  What do you think?

[Skadiver13]

He's not a tacker so I don't think EBT is a good idea? Would you go for the normal set nap time or do a Full A? He usually short naps after a less than full A time. Thanks so much for your thoughts. I guess I could go for Full A and hope for a long nap then do super short CN. Still fighting these sort of NW sort of EW's. Usually just the one somewhere between 4:20 and 5:30 is what I get.


Thanks, just wanted to make sure what I was thinking made sense.

[jessmum46]

You know him best . If EBT doesn't work for you then I'd go for one of the options that gets you to a normal BT.  If you normally have set naps I'd tend to say stick with that time, but I can't promise he won't short nap.  No crystal ball here I'm afraid!

[Skadiver13]

No we don't do set naps it's just "usually" around that time. I stick with A time usually so whatever time he wakes up 3hr 45min after that. I'll probably just do that.

[Skadiver13]

Just wanted you TLS know be did a great 2be nap then a 20 min cat nap from 4:40 to 5. BT was 7:45. But he woke at 3:30 and got him back to sleep at 4. He woke again at 4:18. I could not get him back to sleep. Wasn't crying but rolling around moaning simetines chatting. I'm so exhausted at this point that at 4:40 I give up and rock him. He woke again at 6:20 but I could tell he was tired as he's rolling around with his eyes closed moaning and whining. So here I am again jn the bad habit of rocking him. He's teething and has a cold but now his mornings going to be all wacky again so not sure what to do.

[jessmum46]

Just do what you can honey, that's all any of us can do.  If he's teething and has a cold that could definitely explain some of those wakings.  Do you give meds?  Have you got the mattress on an incline?

[Skadiver13]

I know I'm really just venting. you've all given me great advice he's just a tough one to crack I guess. I do give him meds at bt and when he woke the second time I did.