Am I missing the clues??!

[Mama brown]

Hi,

My 5 week old was like clockwork for the first 3 weeks but now we are having some serious issues with nap times. I manage to catch his sleepy clues and on the second yawn, I take him upstairs and have our little nap time ritual I.e. I close the curtains and sit with him in our chair for some cuddles. I wait for the 'seven mile stare' but it doesn't come and before I know it, LO is crying and it quickly turns into screams.

I swaddled and ssh pat for what seems like an eternity. Sometimes he will fall asleep within 5 minutes and sometimes he will cry himself to sleep. This has been going on for the last 2 weeks and now our routine has gone out of the window.

Am I waiting too long to take him to bed? I've tried after the first yawn and the third...any advice would be appreciated!!

[newkidontheblock]

I think by the time you see that first yawn, it's already too late:) It helps to keep one eye on the clock too. You should aim to get him down before he gets too tired. What A are you doing right now? Would you like to post your EASY routine?

[MamaBrown]

Hi there, thanks for the reply!

We have an A time of about 50 mins - 1 hour. My EASY has gone out of the window so I started from scratch this morning and it's going well. I had to ssh pat DS for the first nap but it only took 2 minutes. Unfortunately, our neighbour is doing a lot of DIY so the noise woke him up and he only had an hour sleep. I reduced his next A time and it's worked well - caught all the clues and parked him in his crib without any fuss. Thank god! I experimented and waited for the 'nodding off' before I put him down and it's worked a treat. Maybe I was putting him down too early before?

[newkidontheblock]

Yes, maybe:) Seems like you are very in tune with your LO and that is great!