is this normal

[lhosk]

my lo started taking longer naps at 7 months (1.5 hours vs 45m) but i still have to intervene at the 45 min mark or the nap is over.  is that normal?

[*Jo*]

it all depends on the whole situation, if your LO is OT then you may need to help transition but remember theres nothing "normal" when it comes to babies! LOL, if you wanna pop up your whole day for us to have a look at we may be ablet o spot something

[lhosk]

great, thanks.
E/A - 700a bf  ----sometimes he will wake at 615
E - 8 solids
S - 945 --------i can get him back to sleep when he wakes around the 40m mark

E/A - 1115 bf
E - 1215 solids
S - 215 ------sometimes i can get him back to sleep and hell sleep 1.5 hrs other times it is only 50 minutes.  on short nap days i try to add a cn but he refuses...

E/A - 315 bf
E - 500 solids
S - 645 (bed)

ok, this is it.  thanks....

[lhosk]

ok, i may have uncovered the problem.
today,
e/a - 715a
s - 945

e/a - 1115
s - 300

that was 3.45m stretch and he went back to sleep after the transition.  i am surprised after that jump.  should i do that tomorrow or go back to 3.15 and work up gradually
thanks

[Shiv52]

http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64158.msg476652#msg476652

Late 5 months/early 6 months 2.25-2.5 hours
6.5 - 7 months 2.75-3 hours. Some are getting more.
8 - 10 months 3 - 4 hours. Some are getting more.

How close to 8 months is your LO or has he just turned 7 months? 

I'd probably stick to 3hr15 (from your EASY have you been at 2hr45 for that last while?) and see does that help the transition as thats a big enough jump from where you were at.  Try that new A time (with helping with the transition if needs be) for 3/4 days and see how much you have to intervene and how long the naps are.  If it helps stick with it, if not he might be ready for some more A time.

What do you think?

HTH xx

[lhosk]

sounds great.
he just turned 8 months.  we increased gradually the past few weeks and stayed around those times listed in the first easy for a while.  originally the first a was 3 hours but he seemed to need a shorter first a so he seems to do well between 2.5-2.75 (depending on how well he slept the early a.m. hours).  the second a has been at 3 hours for a while but his second nap was very short over the past few days.  today, we went to gymboree class.  he wanted to go to sleep at the 2.5 mark in the car on the ride home but i kept him awake afraid he would wake when i got him out of the car and have difficulty going back to sleep as that has happened before.  so, we got home at 2.50 and i rushed him in for his nap but he wouldnt sleep.  i kept trying and finally got him to sleep at 3.45 a time mark and he slept for 1.5 hours and i woke him.  so, with all that - should i stick to 2.45m for the first a time and 3.15m for the second?? 
thanks for your help

[Shiv52]

I'd aim for at least 3 for that first A time if you don't think he'll manage 3hr15.  You may have to help him manage the extra A time. At this age sometimes sleep cues can become a bit unreliable and what looks like tired cues is actually needing a change of scenery/bored cue.  You may find if you help him manage that last 30 minutes of A time (walking round garden, chatting, singing and then winddown) that he'll manage it better than you think.

HTH xx

[lhosk]

ok, we did around 2.45 this a.m. (i just checked the boards) so i was too late to go for the 3hr first A but will do that tomorrow.  and go for 3.15 for the second a.  thanks for your help... 

[Shiv52]

Keep me posted!

How was the nap after your 2.45 A time?

[lhosk]

he slept for 1.5 hours.  we did 3.15 for the next a time.  he started getting cranky at the 2.5 hour mark but we pushed through.  i held him and we bounced a little.  he is sleeping now and ill let you know how it goes.  thanks for all your help   i appreciate it.

[Shiv52]

1.5 isn't bad!!  Keep me posted and good for you for pushing through.  It can take a few days of pushing through to know whether a new A time is going to work! 

{{{hugs}}}  Its hard work I know!!

[lhosk]

ok, that was great.  the second nap after 3.15 of A time was 1.15...  so he got up at 330p and he went to sleep at 645.  so the first A was 2.45, second was 3.15, and third was 3.15.  what should i do tomorrow.  he woke at the 45 min mark for all naps and after putting him in his crib for the night.  he has done this for the past couple of months and i thought it would be for a short time but it is continuing.  is there something i should do differently here?
THANKS!

[Shiv52]

You're doing great.  Keep pushing 3.15 A time consistently for today and tomorrow and see can you get the naps extended.  It takes a couple of days to see if it will work.  If not we'll add 10 minutes to  see does that have effect. 

Did he sleep through the night?

[lhosk]

we did 3 this morning is nappping now and ill do 3.15 for the next two.
he woke last night at the 45 min mark.  i was surprised because he went down so easily.  then woke a couple of times during the night.  but overall not too bad.  we have had nwings for a while and they have gotten a little better.  he has sttn only 2 times in the past month or so...
thanks again!!!

[Shiv52]

Not a bother.  I think once you push your A times out your nights should get better.  NWs can often be a sign of not enough A time in the day. 

Hope rest of the day goes well x