Hi there. We have a 8.5 month old DS and his naps are just awful. First nap is 40 min long, 2nd nap is 30 min (every time!), and then he definitely needs a third catnap to make it to his bedtime at 7pm. I've been keeping A times between 2.5 to 2.75. Later in the day he can do 3hrs. I thought that things got off because of teething, and some other milestones (crawling: more like scooting on belly), but he hasn't had a good nap in over 2 months! Is this normal? He goes down independently, but wakes at the above times every time. If I go in and try to extend the nap somehow, forget it. The nap is over. Sometimes I wait to see if he'll put himself back to sleep...nope. The thing is that he KNOWS how to go back to sleep on his own but he just doesn't do it. I can't figure it out and the poor thing is extremely fussy all day long. It's agony for everyone.
For bed time, he goes to sleep at 7pm. (Won't sleep earlier than that, later than that results in NWs), and STTN to 5:30am. I nurse him at 5:30 when he wakes because he's definitely hungry, and then he's up for the day. I'm wondering if the early waking makes him tired the rest of the day. Maybe he needs more night time sleep and that would help his napping? I'm totally out of ideas, so if you have any, please help!
Thanks!
