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« on: May 14, 2009, 23:39:00 pm »
if my LO wakes up after 45mins and is babbling away to his toy should i just leave him or should i really work on pat/shing him back to sleep? I have a feeling he may just lay there awake for ages, is it ok to just leave him, its getting way too stressful with all this waking all the time and trying to get him back to sleep
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Re: leaving awake in cot
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2009, 01:09:38 am »
My daughter was a serial 45 min napper...TBH, It drove me crazy. I could not extend her naps for the life of me until she got older and transitioned on her own. When she was an infant she would have at least 3 to 4 45 min naps a day. I just went with it because she always woke up happy. The rule of thumb is if they wake up happy then don't fix what ain't broken (sorry for the bad grammer) but that is what "they"say.

It does get better so hang in there...

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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2009, 02:09:12 am »
I think the best thing to do is if he isn't crying then just leave him.  He may babble for a bit but if he is tired, then he will go back to sleep.  If he doesn't go back to sleep but isn't crying, then it's possible he's UT and could maybe use a little bit more A time.

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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2009, 02:15:20 am »
I left him a bit and he babbled but after about 15mins he got frustrated and so i went in to settle him and he looked at me and gurggled and smiled and did not look tired at all, so i got him up for a bit, had cuddles then fed him as he was due for a feed, put him back down as soon as his eyes started going red around the outsides and he slept for 45mins, then woke up crying like something had startled him, i pat his mattress instead of his back as he has bad reflux at the moment, so far hes been asleep again for another 30mins, im hoping this continues...
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2009, 02:27:56 am »
Does sounds like UT to me.....
What's your routine like?
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2009, 02:56:01 am »
um non existant at the moment but i try and keep him up 1 hour 30mins, putting him in his cot at 1 hour 15-20mins to allow for him to fall asleep
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2009, 11:54:25 am »
I'm not too sure what approriate A time are for LOs of yours' age, but you could try adding a bit to his A time and see how it goes.  Starting at 4 months many LOs make the transition to a 4hr EASY, which includes 2hrs A time.  Not all 4m/os can handle a full two hours, but many can and seeing as how your LO is just about 4 months you might be able to start working towards 2hrs A (and a 4hr EASY, i.e. feeding every 4hrs instead of 3hrs).  If he is touchy then you might want to only add 5mins every 3 days or so until he is up to 2hrs, but if he is textbook you can probably get away with adding 10 or 15mins every 3 days, just making sure to keep the extra A time low key while he is adjusting and watching of OT.  What do you think?
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Re: leaving awake in cot
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2009, 13:35:44 pm »
Oh its actually quite scary playing with A times, i could end up with a right mess on my hands. I think i might try the 5 min increments.... hmmm we have visitors over for another week so i wont really be able to focus on doing all this until they are gone :(
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2009, 16:20:23 pm »
Sounds like a good idea to wait until after the visitors.  But I do think that sooner or later you'll want to extend the A times.  Just take it really really slow, and when you're doing it, keep it really quiet and low key.  For example, when I'm trying to extend, I just stand with DS and look out the window for the extra time.  Kinda like sneaking that 5 mins in there until his body catches up to it.  I found as DS got older too, he became less and less prone to OT.

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