Well, I haven't gotten very far in my qwest to extend these naps. I won't say I have given up, but, I have given up stressing too much about it. When DH is in charge, he tends to put him down early (like 3hr 20min), when I am in charge I have been at about 3hr35-40min. Either one results in a 1hr10-20min nap. The afternoon nap, is still a mystery and still a short nap. I can't seem to get the timing right at all. But, we just plan the rest of the evening based on what that nap was like. Sometimes, but rarely we can apop a cat nap late in the afternoon so he isn't ot and going to bed so early.
One thing I have noticed over the last few days as we have been running many errands is, he is falling asleep easily in the car and alot earlier than I would expect. In the past, he has stayed awake even when we were sure he would crash. I don't know if this is just due to boredom, the lull of the car, or maybe I shouldn't be going for it so late. Today, he had a EW, 6:45...not too bad...and was falling asleep in the car by 8:45. He slept for about a half hr between the car and the stroller, and then was back down for his nap at 11:40. I didn't quite know what to expect, but he has been down for just about 1hr 15min now and unfortunately, I will have to wake him in a few to go get my daughter from the bus stop. Maybe I will back off on the wake time and just see what happens.
Clueless as always! Do you know what the standard practice is for eating once they are having A's of almost 4hrs. Is it BF, solids, and then a snack closer to nap? That is kind of what I have started doing. Just curious. And at what point do you wean down to just 3 nursings in the daytime? I know this is the wrong board for those ?'s, but thought I would ask while I was here.
Thanks!!!!
