Baby wakes like clockwork after 30 mins

[Donna_stirling]

Hi, I am trying hard to extend my DS awake time.  He is 8 months old and struggles to happy past an hour and 45 mins awake time, despite sleeping for 12-13hrs at night! I have tried and tried to extend his first A time in morning but he just wakes after 30 mins if i leave him any longer then 2 hrs.  Having established this, I now put him down after 2 hrs awake time and am trying to stretch the awake time between this nap and the next.  However he is super cranky from the hr and 45 mins!! We have got to 2 and a half hours awake time and I get a decent nap time from this, but again, like clockwork, he wakes at 30 mins, leaves his eyes open and goes back to sleep!! Does anyone else have this? Is it just the new routine? He has always been good as gold at night, but i do notice always he looks to be awake every 30-40 mins at night swinging his arms about, chewing his hands.  Should i be worried?
Look forward to any replies, suggestions

[TB9]

How oten does he eat during the day?  30min wakes with my LOs were often hunger...they even show tired signs when hungry just to confuse me 

[Donna_stirling]

Ooo- he is currently on lunch and dinner but the afternoon nap is pretty much after his lunch??? Could try him on some brekkie??

[TB9]

If he is sleeping for 12-13hrs at night I would say he could probably use an extra E in the am.  He may be yawning so early because he is hungry.

If he is settling himself during those 30/40min wakeups I dont think I would worry too much about increasing A time or anything like that 

[Donna_stirling]

Excuse my ignorance- extra E?? He doesn't show any tired signs in morning! That's y I kep him awake for ages but when I thought it time for nap he only went for 30 mins =OT?? Yet if I put him down before or on 2 hrs he goes for a long nap!!

[TB9]

Extra E would just be an extra feed.

Sorry when you said he struggles to make it past 1hr45min A in the am, I was just assuming he was showing tired signs then.  So if you put him down after 2hrs A he takes a good nap, wakes at 30-40min, but settles himself?  And if you go longer than 2hrs he wakes at 30min and is unable to settle?

[Donna_stirling]

Yes, kind of! If I go longer A time than two hours he'll wake like clockwork after 30 mins! But if I go under 2 hrs he'll sleep for about an hour and a half which is great until he's tired for his next nap!! But then wakes like clockwork after 30 mins!! I'm trying to stretch his A time for 2 nd nap but he's super cranky from hr and 45 mins onwards! Just can't work out why he is so tired!!

[TB9]

Is he waking happy from the 2nd nap after 30min?

[Donna_stirling]

Yes, like clockwork his eyes open wide at 30 mins- he stares into space and then goes back to sleep!! It's fine while we r at home, but he starts nursery soon and he will not go back to sleep if there is something going on!! We have this if out and about in the buggy!! Half an hour and ping!!