easy- 3 months old-naping problem

[Alisa masik]

hello,
we just started easy for a 3 months old boy, the napping is a big problem- if he wakes up after 20 min and then i do the shhhh method for 1 hour and he is still awake-( 1,30 total.) should i stop trying to put him down and continue with the schedule as if he had a nap? till the next nap in 1.30
thank u

[Buttonbobs]

If you get a short nap you'll need to shorten the next A time a little so that he doesn't get OT for the next nap.  If he's not settling after half an hour of shh pat it may be that you could get him up then do a bit of A time, feed, change nappy etc and go back for next nap about 1hr or 1.15mins after waking from his nap.

20 min WUs can be indicative of a need to tweak a routine or possibly some discomfort, would you like to post yor easy so we can look at it for you?

[Alisa masik]

thank u,
im new i just started 3 days ago but it doesnt working so well cause most of the time im trying to put him down for a nap- sometimes as long as an hour.so im just trying to stick to the routine of the 3 hours as described in the book but again cause of the short nap, it doesnt work. we both r so tired  from trying to sleep..    today he woke up at 7- i feed him and he was almost asleep so by 8 tried to put him in bed- did the shhhh till 9, he slept 20 min- again shhh till 10. got up- playing a bit' eating' by 11 he is so tired again.,,

[Alisa masik]

Will be happy to hear your suggestion.   Maybe the easy doesn't work for him?

[Sarah - Enfys' Mum]

I'm guessing 8 was a bit too early, so he struggled to get to sleep, and by the time he did, he was overtired.

Have a look at these.

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Sample EASY Routines from 0 - 13mths+

[shannoncorrin]

I have a short napper too.  He is 4.5mo and has been a 30 min napper since he got out of the sleepy newborn phase.  Here a few things I tried, that sadly didn't work for me but maybe can work for you

1. Logged A times like a hawk.  I tried to work on each nap separately, so for the morning nap one day I would try 1 hour 15, that didn't work so then I would shorten it by 10 min the next day and see if that got me a good morning nap.  If it didn't I would lengthen it 10 min the next, etch

2.  Try to figure out if it was hunger

3.  Tried make sure he was comfy.  Is the room dark enough, cool enough, hot enough?

There are others, but those were the biggies that I can think of!

If he wakes early , I do something AP to extend his nap.  Usually rock him and move him to this vibrating bassinet thing that we have.  If he isn't asleep in about 30 more min, I just get him up and adjust my day accordingly.  Its tough, but you'll figure out what works for you! 

[Alisa masik]

I have a short napper too.  He is 4.5mo and has been a 30 min napper since he got out of the sleepy newborn phase. 

does your baby fussy when he get up from a nap?  and during the day? cause mine- i see he is very tired and cries and grumpy all day.

1. Logged A times like a hawk.  I tried to work on each nap separately, so for the morning nap one day I would try 1 hour 15, that didn't work so then I would shorten it by 10 min the next day and see if that got me a good morning nap.  If it didn't I would lengthen it 10 min the next, etc
i will try that - thank you