My 4 mo old has been ill and we're trying to get back on track. He was on a 3 hr easy, but is 4 months now so I'm transitioning to a 4 hour. Throughout his illness we've developed some bad habits and the EASY & night time sleep are totally out the window.
When his naps are short, I am trying to extend with PU/PD. Sometimes he falls back asleep and sometimes not. My question is: When do I put him down for a nap again if he takes a short 45min nap when a longer nap was scheduled. He can only really handle 1.75-2 hr awake time.
So for example
E 7am
S 9am - 9:45 (short nap that could not be extended by PU/PD)
E11am
S -- scheduled for 1pm to keep on a 4 hour EASY.
Do I keep him awake until 1pm or do I put him down at 11:45 instead (2 hours of awake time). Then if I put him down at 11:45 this totally screws up the EASY in the late afternoon which affects bedtime. But if I keep him awake he'll get very overtired and it will affect his early afternoon nap.
What do I do?
