11 weeks - nap troubles

[deemum]

hi, i'm not really sure what my main problem is. my dd is 11 weeks and she has always gone for short naps. last week i gave a few days concentrated on naps. i had tried sh-pat before and it didn't work(didn't stick at it long enough i guess) this time i let her wake if she had at least an hr/70 mins but if less i used dummy and lullaby player to get her back. i think this was going well towards the end of the week but we had to be away at a wedding over the weekend so her routine is alittle off and her naps were short again today. tried shs/pat she cried for 20 mins and it didn't work at all. my questions are:

• is it possible she need to be awake a little longer at this stage? (her cues are difficult to read, she never seems tried till she gets really upset)
  
• are there any suggestions to help her sleep that don't require her crying? (i'm such a wimp!)
• what is the best technique for a baby this young, i know she's too young for pu/pd
• if i leave her be will her naps lengthen?

unfortunatly we have another wedding this weekend, hope thats the end of it for awhile!
thanks,
Dee

[Caroline-Charlies Mummy]

Hello Dee, can you post your routine with your lo please? Then we can see if there's anything needs changing with her awake times, etc.

[deemum]

this is roughly it, though today and yesterday have gone quite well, i always thought my lo was textbook but she has no sleep cues and it was suggested to me that she was overtired so for the last two days i have kept on my toes and taken her to her room after about 1hr or 1hr15mins of A time, so far so good!

7am - up & feed E
7.30 - activity A
8.15 - nap S

9.30 - wake
10am - up & feed E
10.30 - activity A
11 - nap

12.30 - wake
1am - feed E
1.30 - activity A
2.00 - nap S

3pm - wake
4pm - feed E
4.30 - activity A
5pm - short nap S

6pm - bath A
6.30 - feed E
7pm - jammies & bed