re: body controlling nap time

[KECA]

I was looking for other's take on this...
My LO had a short nap this AM...tried to resettle him - no luck.  So put to bed for next nap earlier than normal (ie. less A time) and another short nap...grr - must be overtired...so had to feed before putting to bed again at 3pm (less A time than normal again) and since 3pm is normally when he wakes up from his naps, he seems to be wide awake and not at all interested in going down for a nap.
Our normal day has 3pm being his time to wake from nap #2 and eat.  So now he ate at 2:30 in order to be put down after his A time -and he's wide awake in his crib playing and talking away for at least 20 minutes now showing no signs of being tired.
So, could I be stuck with him wanting to be awake now till his normal nap #3 time?  5pm? because his body is so programmed to be awake right now?

[marensmama]

Well, I'm likely too late, how did it go?   You didn't say how old your LO is? 

[KECA]

Hi!  My LO is 3.5 months - he did fall asleep eventually.  I let him be since he was content and then he went really quiet around 3:20 or so, so I knew he was asleep!  Slept till 5pm and then went to bed before 7pm and did well throughout the night.  So it went over well.  We seem to have the same situation happening again today...though he's not falling asleep without some fuss today.

[marensmama]

Do you think he's ready for more A time?

[KECA]

I am leaning that way as more often that not, when he wakes from a short nap, he is generally content.  He's almost 4 months and seems to manage 2 hours on average, sometimes more, sometimes less.  As he is my second, I am better with letting his signs tell me rather than the clock - though I use the clock to help as I can't always watch for his signs with a 21 monther running around

[marensmama]

Yes, the 2nd one is a different experience!