I feel like this is a really stupid question with a very obvious answer, but I'm so tired right now I can't think about it for myself. lol!
When my LO wakes early from his naps (i.e. a 45 minute nap, for example), am I supposed to only shh/pat when he starts crying, or start shh/pat as soon as he starts stirring/waking up? Sometimes he'll wake up and just look around for 45 minutes, enjoying the world. And even though I can tell he is still tired most of the time, he's not crying, so I'm not positive if I should just let him be, hoping he'll fall back asleep on his own, or start shh/pat, hoping he'll fall back asleep (and not think it's play time
) with my help...
Thanks so much!