How to start 13 week old on nap schedule?

[LovelyLilyandJack]

So glad the shorter A times are helping  I'd stick with them until they don't any more, and then we can have another look at where you are if need be. 

The day vs night sleep does sometimes even itself out,  yes, but sometimes I've had to cap or make a change in the day to get my son to move more sleep to the night and then he's naturally reduced his day sleep once he's had a few good nights.  Are you able to get your LO into bed any earlier? I'm wondering if the long day is contributing to the NWs...

[AshleyH6]

I have gotten 2 long naps and 2 short naps both yesterday and today too! I just never know which naps are going to be the long ones, haha.

I am trying to move bedtime back in increments. I have moved from 8:00 to 7:45 and will try 7:30 tonight. What should be the best bedtime for him now?

[LovelyLilyandJack]

Most LOs need a bedtime of between 7 & 8 pm.  It sort of depends on how long a night you're generally getting - if you move BT earlier then WU will generaly move earlier too, so it depends on what suits you best.

[AshleyH6]

Right now, he goes to bed between 7:30 and 8:00 and wakes up around 6am for around 10 hours of sleep, not including night wakings. Is that enough sleep?
If he is just going to wake up earlier, I would rather keep bedtime the same. He has a hard time going to sleep any earlier because the sun sets into the bedroom. Even with room darkening curtains, it is still quite bright.

[LovelyLilyandJack]

I think you can work on shifting bedtime in increments if you want to shift BT and WU time, and keep total night sleep the same, but to get on top of OT, it's better to do a shift in one go to see if getting a shorter day helps get his routine back on track.  The idea is that some LOs tack on sleep at the beginning of the night, so you put them to bed earlier, they get the extra sleep in the evening and then wake up at the same time in the morning, resulting in more sleep overall. 

An EBT can be useful to keep on top of OT if you've had a day of short naps, but it's more something you'd do every now and again to see if it helps.  I appreciate it's tricky to reduce day length when you're not getting long enough nights, but sometimes an EBT can reset a LO by getting one good night in...