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Offline staciabc

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Wake to Sleep & PU/PD
« on: June 18, 2014, 20:02:21 pm »
Hi ladies,
    My lo just turned 4 months old and we're encountering the 45 minute sleep intruder :(!  I've been doing Wake to Sleep combined with PU/PD to help her get back to sleep. At times, it takes almost 40 minutes for her to go back to sleep (she's not crying, just looks around, but would cry eventually when I wasn't trying Wake to Sleep at the 30 min mark).  Now, she's sleeping past her feeding time.  Should I wake her to feed according to the clock?  If I can let her sleep, how much time can I give her?  She's on the typical 4 hour EASY starting around 7:30 am most mornings.  She sleeps through the night beautifully, 11 hours with a dream feed at 11-12.  I appreciate your answers!  Thank you! 

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Re: Wake to Sleep & PU/PD
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2014, 16:08:08 pm »
Hi

With 45 min naps there could be two issues, a routine one, so your LO is not tired enough to sleep for longer or developmental. Tbh 4 month is a terrible time for short naps.
It is a long time to do pupd for 40 mins to extend a nap, so it could just be that your LO isnt tired enough.
Why dont you try extendig the A time by 10 minutes and do wake to sleep, of they are tired enough patting them through transition is much easier as they are much sleepier at 45 min mark and often will just stir rather than fully wake.

We tried sticking to feeding times, but if it went slightly over i never worried, I wouldnt want to spend 40 minuted resettling just to wake them shortly for a feed.
Wow and she sleeps through the night, thats amazing!

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Re: Wake to Sleep & PU/PD
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2014, 18:54:09 pm »
Thank you, Viktoria! I appreciate your thoughts! I'll give extending her A time shot.

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Re: Wake to Sleep & PU/PD
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2014, 14:02:36 pm »
Have you had any luck?
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