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Offline mumma2cubs

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One hour naps
« on: June 04, 2008, 23:48:17 pm »
Hi All,

Just a quick question.

My mother came back from a 2 month holiday and doesn't believe in the BW philosophy.

She has managed to undo a LOT of the good work Cooper and I established - but since then I have sternly told her to back off and am now once again BW'ing with Cooper.

One thing that I have noticed, is he is only napping for 1 hour at a time and then lasting 45 mins awake.......clearly OT but I am confused with the 1 hour? Is this enough sleep? He is now waking at night again (he was sleeping through) and refusing longer naps during the day.

He is resisting extending his naps - mum got him into the 'brilliant' *insert sarcasm* habit of using a dummy for naps and I am using the Gentle Removal Technique to remind him he doesn't need it for sleeping.

So I guess my questions are:

* What is the best way to get Cooper back on track? He seems to be resisting everything that worked before. Almost as though he has had a glimpse of the dark side and likes it  ;D

* At almost 3 months old, what should his A time be?

* Is Gradual dummy weaning or cold turkey better at this age?

Thanking you in advance
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Re: One hour naps
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2008, 03:14:40 am »
hi and hugs to you and  :P to your mum

1 hour naps don't mean OT, 45 and longer naps usually mean UT so i think it's time to try to gradually increase his A time.  at 2.5 months his A time should be about 1.5 hours first thing.  if a long nap (1.5 hours) then again 1.5 hours of A time, but if a short nap you can reduce the A time to 1 hour or even 45 min if he's really showing tired cues.

i think you are on the right track and if you had him well trained before then it won't take much to get him back on track.  just remember he's a bit older now so can handle a bit longer A time - he won't be going back on the same routine he had a month ago.

when i weaned the dummy (at 5.5 months) i did it cold turkey.  i'm not sure if there is a better technique for the younger bubs.  certainly gradual removal is gentler and will work but take a bit longer.  you could ask or take a look over on props and see if they have more thoughts on that one.

he's so young, it won;t take long to have him back where he was before!!
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