Easy Tweak for 5.5 month old

[scucci1979]

Alyssa is on the verge of dropping her CN but she is not at the full three hours of A time. She is doing 2.5hours and I am finding that if she CNs longer then 20min, we have numerous Nws. 
Here is our EASY yesterday:
wake 7:10am
E 7:30am Solids 8:30am
A 7:10-9:45am
S 9:45-11:20am
E 12pm Solids 1pm
A 11:20-1:55pm(not sure if she was OT as she gave me a 35min nap here)
S 1:55-2:30pm 2:30-3pm tried to settle Slept again from 3-3:30pm
E 4pm
A 3:30pm-5:55pm
S 5:55pm-6:20pm
E 7pm
A6:20pm-7:45pm She was in bed at 7:30pm and was wired She fell asleep at 8pm
Nw 11pm fed here
Nw 1am, 2am
Nf 4:30am

[empowered mama]

hi there sabrina,

In looking at the routine, my guess would be OT.  Have you tried a slightly shorter 2nd A time by chance?  I would think that if she resettled again from 3-3:30 then perhaps she was OT for that nap.  Also, I think the A time after the broken-up 2nd nap could have been shorter - maybe between 2-2.5 hrs and then the catnap.  The A time after the catnap seemed quite long as well since she only did a 25 minute CN. 

What do you think hun?

[scucci1979]

After her second broken nap, I did put her down earlier, but she refused to go to sleep. The same went for bedtime.  I could try a shorter A after her first nap tomorrow. She no longer shows me tired signs.  If she has a decent morning nap, should I aim for her to sleep by the 2.5hour mark? Does that explain the nws?

[empowered mama]

I can't say for sure, but I do know that 35 min naps for us were always OT and often I had a hard time ever extending these even though they were OT. 

I would maybe stick to the 2.5 hr first A time (since you are getting a good nap off that) and shave 10-15 minutes off the 2nd A time (so maybe 2.25 A time or so) and see if she gives you a longer nap. 

It might explain the NWs - there aren't any teeth in sight are there?

[scucci1979]

She is biting everything in site.    I know she is on the higher side of A times.  Her first nap used to be 2hrs but now it is down to 1.5hours.    I will try to shave off 10min tomorrow and see what that gives me. This second nap is giving me such problems. 
I will let you know!

[scucci1979]

This morning's nap was 1hr and 45min with a 2.5hour A. Then her second nap was 30min with the same A. Guess I should try 10min less.

[empowered mama]

wow, that's a great 1st nap   Maybe you could try for a little cut on the 2nd A and see what happens.  If nothing improves, we can play around with it a little bit.

Stay posted hun

[scucci1979]

Having a moment right now.    This morning she napped for 45min and utterly refused to go back down. The moment I took her out of her nursery, she began to laugh.    A was 2.5hours. I think this is a sign of needing more A!

[empowered mama]

Ack!  That little stinker   Yes, more A time is what my gut says if you were unable to extend and she was making a game of it.  Hang in there - you're doing great!

[scucci1979]

Aw thanks.  She fought her second nap.   She is a little stinker.   Too much to do for her. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow.

[scucci1979]

So this morning, i pushed her A time to 2hrs and 40min and she slept one hour and 20min. Next A was 2.5hours and she slept for 40min.  Just put her down for a CN, which she fought. Ot here. Not sure if it is another reflux flare. 

[empowered mama]

Hmm....that is interesting.  I would give the 2h40min A time a few days to see if her body adjusts.  Still, the 1h20min nap counts as a restorative one so that is good news  

Do you know if your 40 min naps tend to be OT or UT?  Here they were generally UT and meant I had to push him.  But I've heard others say the opposite.  How was she upon waking after that one?  And what was the A time between the 2nd nap and CN?

[scucci1979]

Normally 40mins here mean UT.    I lost track of time and her CN was a little struggle. She was OT as her A was 2.5hrs. Oops!!! 
I will keep trying.

[emily3434]

just jumping in here...my boy is about the same ages (5 months, 1 week) and give a good first nap, and stinky second nap.  after a stinky second nap I don't know what to do with the catnap and bedtime!!!  Whether or not to push the catnap forward and extend it, ugh.  good luck.  you are not alone!

[empowered mama]

hi there emily3434 -

have you tried posting a thread about your routine yet?  If not, then you may want to post on EASY so we can take a look and see if anything might need a tweak   Would be happy to help...