3 hour routine, short nap, what to do with time of next feed?

[eveybaby79]

Hi there
My DD is on the three hour routine, but recently, her naps have become very short so after 1.5 hours Activity (tops) and a 45 minute nap after that, I am left with half an hour limbo land before the next feed.  Do i bring the next feed forward and therefore have a 2.5 hour cycle of easy or keep her going with more Activity?
So confused.  Currently, our cycle seems to go EASA EASA.

Any help would be gratefully received x

[eveybaby79]

forgot to mention that she is 8 weeks old and breastfed.

[~Karen~]

Hi there.  Could you post your current EASY?  With short nap that is likely to happen though.  I wouldn't increase A time if she isn't ready for it as it'll likely lead to her getting OT.

[eveybaby79]

Hi there
well, DD wakes about 5am for a feed and then doesn't want to feed at 7 so it is usually about 8am she has her first feed.  Since my last post I have really tried to extend her naps - waiting for her to stir at around 40 mins and ssshhhh her back to sleep) this sometimes helps but most of the time, she wakes and has a 15 minute fussing time in her cot before going back to sleep again for another 45 mins.  She just can't stay awake for very long either.  Her sleep window starts after an hour! Is that normal? If I try to keep her going it results in a total melt down and screaming fits.
Here is how we are working at the mo...

E - 8am
A-8.15am - 9am
S-9.15 max
wakes up at 10am, fusses until 10.20 ish then sleeps till 11 when I go in to wake her for her next feed.  (should I wake her or let her sleep?)

E-11am
A- 11.15 - 12
S- 12 - 1pm.  This is the hardest nap to extend.  She wakes after 45 mins and then has a melt down because she is so tired.  Nothing seems to work and I end up picking her up and letting her sleep the rest of the nap in my arms.

E-2pm
A - 2.15 - 3pm
S
- 3.-5pm  this is the easiest nap and she seems to sleep through no probs.  However, she has this one downstairs in the living room so maybe that's why...


E5pm
A- bath time 5.15
E- 6.30
S 7pm - she is normally very quick to settle at this time and sleeps peacefully until the dream feed at 11pm

Any advice on transitioning 45 minute naps, extending A time would be more than welcome.  Or just to hear that it's ok for baby to be this tired! 

[Elostetter]

I have about same schedule you do, mine is 6 1/2 weeks.  Is she breastfed? I was drinking too much coffee in the morning and switched to 1 cup of 1/2caf watered down and that seemed to help her naps much better.  The caffeine could be in her system until the afternoon which is why she sleeps so good then. 

My daughter only is awake for 30 minutes sometimes.  Her first nap in morning is 3 hours and I don't know if I should wake her up or not, then she doesn't sleep as well for rest of the day, but 1 1/2 hour naps off and on. 

[~Karen~]

She's still very young and to me it sounds like you're doing a great job.  Are you still managing to extend naps?  Hopefully she'll be able to start transitioning in the next sleep cycle herself before too long.  Don't be afraid to extend in your arms occasionally at this age either as it's better than having an OT baby.  Of course try in the cot first and resort to that after if it's really not working.