Hi there,
Ok, this is a plan B, but my LO does have probs with short naps. Occasionally he will do a long one by himself, and if he does a short 45min one, I've seen no difference at all whether I've gone in at 30mins and attempted httj, gone in at 30 mins and waited for him to stir a bit then doing shh/pat, or waited outside to see if he'll settle himself first and if not then go in and shh/pat - since the latter has sometimes worked, I just wait now for all naps to see if he'll settle without me, before intervening.
For the times when this isn't working and he just doesn't even seem tired/sleepy after a 45min nap (just wanting to smile/coo - or getting frustrated that I'm trying to get him back to sleep when he doesn't want to!), someone suggested that I try EASAS, ie give up trying to resettle and do a little A time before going back and trying again. Most of the time this isn't really an option as it took so long to settle in the first place that there's not enough time to do another A and S before the next E (I'll usually bring this forward a bit)... but when he settles well and still takes a short nap, I've tried EASAS but still he won't go back to sleep - so he's very OT after the next feed and even harder to settle!
Has anyone had this issue and been successful with EASAS - and if so, any tips? Thanks!
