16 week old 30 min naps?

[pam2723267]

hi i have a textbook baby with reflux on gaviscon doing well.
my problem is that he only naps 30 mins a time and needs to be rocked to sleep
here is a typical day:
awake 7.30
E 7.50 am
s 9.05
a9.55
E 10.45
S 11.45
A 12.15pm
e 1.05pm
s 2.55
a3.15
E 3.35
s 5.30
a 6.10
e 6.25
s 8.00
awake 7.30 am after a full nights sleep

doesnt wake up grumpy is quite happy and chatty wont entertain trying to be put back to sleep, can u see a problem with any thing that i could tweak to get him to have better naps? is this ok?
how do i stop him being rocked to sleep?

many thanx pam x x x

[*Jo*]

Hi Pam, at 4 months old he needs to be transitioning to a four hour routine, his A time is a little on the low side, should be getting up to 2 hours, i would try extending his A time and moving towards the four hour EASY

usually 30min naps mean OverTired but because he is waking up happy it shows that he is actually having an UnderTired nap, so hes not sleepy enough to have a full sleep because he hasnt been awake long enough.

take a look at this:http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=63161.0

[pam2723267]

thanx for your reply i had a look at your reference and it makes scense, he has also started waking up in night for the last few nights (not sure if teething or growth spurt) i will be starting upping his times tomorrow many thanx again ,
pam x x

[*Jo*]

let me know how you get on

[pam2723267]

hi today has been crazy he has gone 4 hours between first 3 feeds then a 3 hour at the last 1 at 5.30 he has been asleep now for 1hr 45 mins scine just after he finished his milk he has also had 30 min naps so it has looked like :EASAES also i didnt push the 4 hour feeds he did it himself i dont know whats goin on guess ill just have to ride it out for a few days lol
thanx for your help pam x x

[*Jo*]

hi Pam, ok this is probably my fault for not being so clear, but when transitioning or making an extension in A times we need to go slow so increasing by 15 mins every three or four days so their body get gradually used to the change. if we do the jump all at once then you end up with him being OT as he just cant handle the increase all at once.
I think if you take it back a step or two, whatever his A time was before then just increase it by 15mins and do this every couple of days.

if hes really touchy to sleep then try doing in 5 min blocks instead: http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=120362.0

[pam2723267]

hi i did nothing lol i was just going to note down hi e.a.s times for a few days so i could have a starting point and that was what he did by himself iykwim? lol so i guess ill just have to watch it for a whle to see what hes doing. pam x x

[*Jo*]

ok thats a good idea, when you have got all your days written down, work out the day that worked the best and see if you can recreate it then we can go from there! xx

[pam2723267]

ok thanx i guess it will be a few days then lol
tc x pam x x x