HELP short napping only 35 min

[anna*]

Let her sleep... probably wake her up after 2-2.25hrs if she sleeps that long. Well done!

[Hannahkate508]

She woke up 1.5hrs on her own but crying she had to be Whig by me all the time she seem to be really tired could only keep her up for 1.3 just but her down now but she cried which should doesn't normal is she ot? And only slept 34 min. Doing shush pat keeps dropping off then jumps awake got to sleep after 13 min

[anna*]

How did the rest of the day go?

[Hannahkate508]

The rest of the day got bad. My husband took her out for a walk about 20 min after waking up for that last nap to give me a rest as she was very unsettled age fell a sleep within the hr of waking and sleep for 40 min. She then still was a bit fuzy but was better then before. We went to put her down for her next nap 1.40hrs after her last night and she wouldn't stop crying it took me any hr to get her to sleep but she was tired because she wanted to sleep on me. After 30 min I woke her up then 30 min later a bath then bed. She was happy at the time went in cot smiling kissed her she talked to herself and fell asleep within 10 min of me leaving the room. Going to try tomorrow again. She seemed ot

[anna*]

Yeh, if you were pushing the A times it's to be expected. Great that you got that good first nap though. I guess now it's just a question of trying to find that 'sweet spot' where she's tired enough to take a longer nap but not so tired she's getting OT. If she's very sensitive to OT you could always hold the first morning A time, and stick with your old A times for the rest of the day, and then work on extending the second A time, etc.

[Hannahkate508]

well have to report it was a better day today as you can see below.

wake up 7.30
E 7.30
A 8am
S 9.15 - fell asleep easy woke up crying after 45 min so longer then normal. Did 10 min PU/PD and she went to sleep until 11. had to wake for a feed.
E 11am
A 11.30
S 12.45 - same as above had to wake her at 2.30 for a feed.
E 2.30
A 3pm went to asda came back for her sleep but she would go down at 4.15 so gave her 30 minutes on her play mat and waiting to see signs of her being tired.
S 5pm think ot should if only let her have 15 minute in play mat

How does this look to you and should I increase her a time in 3 days by another 15 min? This will then place her on a 4 hr easy

[anna*]

Hey that's great. To be honest, I'd probably stick with what you're doing until it stops working - ie waking at 45 mins and not going back to sleep, OR taking a long time to fall asleep. Then add to your A time again.

[Hannahkate508]

Ok thank you so much for your help.

[anna*]

You're welcome! Let us know how it goes!

[shirat]

have you had any luck? my daughter is also just 4 months and she too only sleeps half hour at a time, even after bedtime, she wakes multiple times after a half hour. im going nuts! i also have been trying to push the 2 hr activity time but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

[Hannahkate508]

Well I have got the first 2 naps down but she still wakes up anytime between 30-50 min but takes me only 10 minutes to get her to sleep again. The problem I am having is the 3rd nap she sometimes wakes up again between 30 and 50 min and I can not get her to go back to sleep so I try for 20min. Then I try and put her to sleep then 30 minutes later and age still won't sleep this is my easy day now.

Wakes up on own 7.30
E 7:30 (now eats anywhere between 10-15 min)
A 7:45
S 9:15
E 11
A 11:15
S 12:45
E 2:30
A 2:45
S 4:15 wakes 5
E 5
A 5:15
E&S 7

But today she wake at 6:30 after a bad night every 1.5 hrs awake but the night before was her beat yet. So after the 2nd nap this happened
S 11:30
E 1:30
A 1:45
S 3:00 only 50 min could get back down wanting food
E 4:00
A 4:15
S 5:30 would not sleep just crude
So bath at 6:30 bed by 7 which is 3hrs from last woke up but went down well and not woken as yet but really grumpy from last nap

Hope u can help sort out the 3 nap onwards please thanks