Hi Alexa!! Thanks for helping me out
. I also think my LO is not tired enough to take a long nap but I have just been wary of increasing too much as she is already doing a lot more than is usual for her age. But today she took a nice long nap after a long A following a short nap. So today was:
Awake - 7.35
E - 7.50
A - until 9.55 (ended up being 2hr35 A time)
S - 10.05-10.45 (she was in cot at 9.55 but mantra cried on and off for 10 mins. When she woke, me and DH tried for a while to get her back to sleep as she was rubbing her head on the mattress which she does to self soothe. She got more and more upset so we got her up and she was in a great mood
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E - 11.30
A - 11.45 (1hr45 after short nap, put her down when yawned and rubbed eyes)
S - 12.30-1.00 (I didn't swaddle for this one so probably why it was only 30 mins but today went wrong at the start so thought I would see if unswaddling helped - it didn't
. I didn't try to extend as we had to go to get her weighed but she was really awake so don't think I would have been able to!)
A - 1.00-2.45
E - 2.45 (A time 2hr5 after another short nap)
S - 3.05-5.15 She didn't wake at all here so i KNOW she can get though the jolts
. I left her just longer than 2hrs as she had so little sleep beforehand but we woke her up otherwise she would have slept longer.
A - until 6.00
E - 6.00 small feed to get her through bath
A - until 7.15
E - 7.15
Bed - 7.35
My LO is nearly 22 weeks so not far off the age when your LO was managing around 2hr45 so maybe she is needing an increase again in A time!!
I find her tired cues really difficult to read. She will rub her eyes when tired but sometimes this can be 40 mins after she has woken in the morning so I tend to go more by the clock unless its obvious she is tired. No milestones yet (but am dreading them!).
The only other thing is that I had still been stirring her at 25 mins but I stopped this the other day. I dont think this could be the cause as I didn't do it today and she slept a long nap or could it??. So I am pretty sure its the A times.
I am going out tomorrow morning so the day is going to be a mess anyway, but I will try the 2hr30 A times and let you know how I get on.
Laura
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