awake for 2 hours but wants to eat every 3 1/2, make naps short

[sodell]

My lo is 5 months old and can stay awake for the 2 hours but wants to eat every 3 to 3 1/2 so it makes his naps really short. I've done the trasition from infant to 4 months but we can't make it to the goal to eat every 4, he won't do it. What should I do? What kind of a schedule should I put him on then???

[J & J's Mom]

I'm running into kind of the same thing with my 3 month old DD.  She tends to eat every 2.5 hours but can stay awake for the 1.5... makes naps interesting!  I thought I might try something like EASAE.  So if her first nap is short, say the day starts like this:

Up and E at 7:00
S: 8:45 - 9:30

I'd try to stretch her til 10 or as close to it as I can.  Then she'd end up with some A time before and after her feed, making the time from E to S shorter... might help her take a better nap if she'd eaten closer to the time she goes to sleep.  Does that make any sense?

I'll be interested to see the advice that you get. 

[charmie]

Hello girls 

Sodell, how much is your lo having at each feed?  Is he breast fed or bottle fed?


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charm

[sodell]

He is almost 6 months but was born 5 weeks early. He eats 4-5 oz 5 times a day, he won't take more. So he only sleeps for 1 hr to 1 1/2 hour for naps, I'm afraid its not enough from what I read? I also do pu/pd but that only works on a rare occassion for naps.

[sodell]

oh and he is formula fed

[charmie]

Did you try to give him more milk at each feed?


xxx
charm