Suggestions welcomed - mother's group meeting falls same time as second nap

[AbbaG]

Hi,

My son is just over 5 months old and is on a rough 4 hour EASY.

We're currently working on extending A time to 2hours 15mins.

So our EASY looks much like this -

Assume 7am wake up time

E 7.15 (solids 1 hour later)
S 9.15 to 10.45

E 11.00
S 1 - 2.30

E between 2.30 and 3.00
S 4.30 - 5.10

E between 6.00 and 6.15 (solids 1 hour earlier)
S between 6.30 and 7.00 (ideally)

It seems that LO is OT when going to bed as he wakes after 1 sleep cycle every night and needs help resettling.

My question is this....
Each week I have a mother's group meeting on Wednesday from 1-3. As LO's second sleep generally falls from 1pm I'm not sure how I can go to mother's group - 4 hours of A time is impossible! (The last 2 weeks DH has been home so I've left LO at home with him).

The only thing I can think of is taking him for a walk from 12.30ish and hope that he gets a small power nap, then take him home right after and hope that he'll have an extra long nap from 3.30ish till around 5 - but I'm scared he'll refuse!

Any thoughts / recommendations?

TIA!

[jessmum46]

Will he fall asleep in the car/stroller? You could leave home in time for him to fall asleep then hope he stays asleep once there? Or do as you suggested - a short catnap then long nap when you get home? Or possibly even let him sleep longer for his first nap (if he will?) then cope with the OT in the afternoon, leaving the group a bit early and hope he crashes on the way home again?

[Emami]

I agree with Katherine's suggestions.  When my DD was that age she would sleep if I APOP'd in the stroller as long as she was closed in with the hood to block things out, and I would jiggle her a bit.  Not as long or restful as a nap in the crib at home, but enough to make it through the day just fine.  Or I would time the drive so that she'd fall asleep in the car.  Probably a short nap again, but it's important for you to get out too and he will be fine!