What methods are you using to extend naps?
My DS #1 was a textbook baby, he never met a nap he didn't like. DS #2 has decided that he will skip yawning and go straight to zonking out. I can lay him down in his crib awake and he will self soothe or I can put him down with the wind down ritual (for about 5-10 mins), either way he will only sleep 45 mins before he decides to wake up crying. I go in and put the paci back in and he lays in there for about 7 mins before he spits it out to cry again.
He is 7 weeks old, on the 3.5 hr schedule (5-6 oz per feeding), (he is a big baby, 9 lbs at birth) and he takes a paci. His activity time lasts about 1- 1.5 hrs (including feeding). I also use the miracle blanket to swaddle.
I have some questions if anyone can help me:
1. What methods should I be using to extend his naps, the wind down ritual at the beginning doesn't seem to extend them.
- What I have tried: Shush/patting, white noise, turning off white noise
2. Should I stop picking him up and shush/patting when he wakes up at the 45 min mark and try to shush pat him in his crib?
3. Is there something else I should be doing/not doing?
The Wake to Sleep isnt working at nite for us, he gets a bath at 7:15 and put to bed immediately afterwards. He is dream fed at 10:30 and consistently wakes at 2:30. At this point, I am going in and picking him up and shush patting for 10 mins or so, putting him back in his crib which triggers him to awake every 10 mins until I break down and feed him, which is around 3 but he is only taking 4 oz so he isnt too hungry, I know he could make it to 4 am if he could just sleep.
4. What should I be doing differently?
Last nite was nite #2 of attempting to wake to sleep at 1:30. This simply triggers him to wake up at 2:15 instead of 2:30.
I am open to any suggestions, my textbook first baby spoiled me!
Summer
