Yet another 30min napper!

[ForeverYoung]

Hi,
I am having trouble with my 11wo sons naps. He is a textbook baby and was on EASY from day 1 as he just had to fit into our DS1 schedule. Until his last wonder week transition our schedule was:

7am wake up, BF and cuddles in bed
7:30 playtime while the rest of us get ready for the day (he usually sits in a rocker looking around or plays in the babygym
8:00 starting quiet time as I get DS1 and hubby out of the door
8:15 Sleep
10:00 BF (he's a fast eater so it take only 5-7min) and play/watch mama do chores
11:00 starting quiet time
11:15 Sleep
1pm BF and play
2pm wind down/put in a carrycot
2:20 out of the door and nap in the stroller as we pick up DS1 from daycare (I could easily put him to sleep at home, carry him out to the stroller and get back home with him asleep the whole time)
4:00 BF and play
5:15 catnap
6pm BF family dinner
7:00 bedtime routine
7:30 BF and bed
We don't do DF so he would normally wake up 2 times at night to eat (12 and anywhere between 3 and 5) but he just eats and falls right back to sleep after I put him back to bed.

I swaddle him for naps and night time. He normally falls asleep on his own for the first two naps with just a little of shh/pat. When we were going through the 2nd leap he started having 30-35min naps. I was hoping that it will pass as the leap finishes, but boy was I wrong!
Our schedule today so far:
7:00 BF/play
8:20 Sleep
8:50 awake and fussy tried for 15min to get him back down but no go
He was yawning throughout his whole awake time so at 9:30 I BF and he fell asleep at 9:45
10:10 awake and fussy fried to resettle for 30min but no go. He closes his eyes when I pick him up but even if I hold hi he opens them again and starts fussing after 5min
10:40 A time (after 15min of playtime I wore him around the house as he wasn’t happy to play anymore).
11:35 BF
11:45 Sleep
12:20 awake and I held him back to sleep until 13:10 he was in no condition to stay awake
Now he’s asleep but not sure how long that will last.
In the afternoons he falls in and out of sleep while we pick up DS1 and sometimes has a nap later around 5pm or I just babywear as he’s too fussy to do anything.
He still falls asleep independently in the mornings and early afternoon with a bit of shh/pat, but doesn’t seem to transition. He appears overtired at every A time, but his A times are still quiet short for his age.
Any ideas how to get back to our textbook baby routine? I really need help, as it affects my DS1 very badly to see me with DS2 constantly trying to comfort him/wear him. DS1 (2y 4m) is on the edge, super jealous and screaming for TV/tablet all the time as we can’t really play.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

[newkidontheblock]

Hugs, honey. Looks like you had a great routine going. It was around the same time that my DD decided that naps are for kids and she wants nothing to do with them. How long as this been going on? Do you find him a bit more alert now? One thought I had was that maybe he needs touch more A time - it could be that he is a bit UT going down for his nap and so, although he is sleepy, he isn't tired enough to do a long nap/ or wants to sleep more but isn't tired enough to transition. And in he process of either resisting the nap or doing short naps, he gets OT. It might be worth adding 10-15 minutes to his morning A and seeing if that helps. What do you think?

[ForeverYoung]

Thank you for your answer! It's been going on for 3 weeks now, but seems to be worse with every day. Today we had 5 30min naps... You might be right that we are in the ut/oftzone. He is much more alert and interested in everything. Sometimes it feels as if he doesn't want to sleep because there's "too much interesting stuff happening". Since (knock on wood 100times) his nights are still good I think it's safe to try to extend the morning A time and see where that takes us. Here's to hoping!

[newkidontheblock]

I remember those days of many many 30 minute naps so well. Better than the days with no naps, right? And yes, it did not affect night sleep here either, which was the one saving grace.