Need an opinion - Tweaking 9mo EASY

[Yazzie]

DS turns 9 months in a few days & we've been on 03.30ish EASY for quite a while, doing 11~12 hr days, starting the day with 03.30hrs, then 03.20 for the 2nd A & finally 03.15ish for the last part of the day, however, I'm seeing a few signals that we might need to push our As a little more & would love to get your opinion on that..

So these are the signs that are telling me I might be needing to extend:
1- We're getting 1.15ish hr naps after the 3.30 hrs
2- Yesterday, he accidentally had 3.50hrs for the 2nd A of the day & slept for 1 hr, had to wake him up, he usually has 40ish mins naps after 03.20 A time
3- We had a rough night yesterday, due to gassiness, however, ds did a 2hr nap after 3.30 A time

I think I might need to extend the first 2 As, maintaining the last A @ 3hrs 'cause that's the A after which he goes to sleep easily.

What do you think?

[*Jo*]

Hun, i think you already know the answer to your own question! lol but just to confirm that for you, yes it definately looks like she needs more A time, just for the first two of the day, try it and see what happens?

[~Sara~]

Ditto to what Jo said   Let us know how things go (and good luck)!

[Yazzie]

I don't know how the thought of extending ds's A times can be so scary...lol....we had so many days of OT that I seem to be haunted, kwim.....well, ds is down with a cold.....so I'm following his cues for now, as he seems to need less As & will update you ladies, once we're back on track.

Thanks..

[Yazzie]

So, I went from needing an opinion for pondering thoughts, to being in trouble & needing help..

We seem to be in lots of trouble, although just a couple of days ago we were in such a good state, I just had a feeling this would happen, as I'm due back to work next week & it only makes sense for my last week off to suck... , anyhow, this is how our day went & I'll summarize in terms if As & naps:

up @ 08.00, let him sleep in as we had a 1.5hr NW due to coughing
S: 11.30, this is the A that I was considering to push, but decided not to as he had had a tough night, he went down easily & was ok & playing till the end of the A
up @ 12.00...!!!!...so, when he woke up he was pretty hot, the weather is crazy here & I don't know what to dress him in or what to cover him up with..!..there was also poop, so don't know what woke him up , anyhow I couldn't extend the nap & he was very playful

I then decided to try to extend the next A to 03.30 & see what happens, did that, he went down like a breeze, only to wake up after 53 mins...!!!...the same things had happened, he was hot & had pooped, but happy to be up & playful..!...so the next A was a total of 03.10 & I think this is where I messed up because he slept for only 25ish mins & was up again, he was a little warm, so removed some clothing & for the next 2hrs he was on & off sleep.....I do think this is OT because of the last portion of the day 'cause it's happened a couple of time before, dh just took him out, the plan is to keep him with us for 20~30 mins, then I take him in, start wind down again & hopefully he'll sleep this time, it's almost 10 PM here... ...I'm of course worried that we'll probably have a NW due to his cold/teething again..

So, what do you think?..what do I do?..

[*Jo*]

Oh dear, poor little man! i would say that the poop and the cold is definatley playing a part here. I think now, looking at your day, that while he is like this then dont extend A times yet. that first one couldve been a mixture of OT and pooping and being so hot, but with the next a time, i wouldve only made it 3 hours, it was too long after a 30min sleep and by the end of the day you are right, he was so tired.
It sucks when they are sick, do you have any pain relief to give him?anything that will help his cold?

[Yazzie]

Yeah, he's taking a few things that should help & I rubbed vicks on his chest & back b4 sleep, so I think I'll stay with our old As, he stopped giving me any cues @ all, he was happy & playful all day...!..not sure how to handle things though, if we get a sttn, do I stick with our old As?