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Many short naps - how to arrange EASY around that?

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mulvia:
Hello, DS2 is almost 3mo, is a good sleeper and needs little assistance which is usually provided with swaddle and paci, or shh/pat. He can stay up for 1 to 1,5 hrs and sometimes more, getting longer and longer as the day goes on. Some days his naps are only about 20 mins though - it doesn't seem to affect him too much, wakes up happy and can stay awake. Some other times (especially when we are out and therefore in car seat or stroller) he seems to 'make up for it' and sleep forever, then feed and sleep again. He usually does 2,5/3hrs between feeds. I'm just wondering, when the naps are short and he wakes up 'well', do I just feed him early and shorten the EASY routine so that the A time is not too long?

creations:
20 min naps are often a sign of OT and are not considered restorative sleep so you might want to think about a more consistent routine either now or in a few weeks if you feel okay with it at the moment.

I would keep the feeds at roughly 3hrly intervals.  This can mean that there is some A between S and E, like this EASAEAS.  There might even be 2 naps between E if he is napping so short.  The idea of the EASY routine is not to always feed on waking but rather to have some A between E and S to avoid a feed to sleep prop.

I hope this helps

mulvia:
Always helpful, thanks!
In your opinion could a short /lacking winddown be partly responsible? When DS1 is at day care/sleeping/out with DH I try to dedicate more time to shh/pat, but often DS2 just gets left to it with a paci and soft toy. I think when he'll find his thumb he will go for that, as he seems very keen.
2 naps between feeds worked yesterday, resettling usually doesn't, so we'll keep experimenting with that!

creations:
Wind down can have a big effect on LOs yes. For some they need a thorough wind down before they can relax and sleep, for others though any kind of wind down drives them crazy and they just see it as a waste of time.  Mine would be super annoyed if I tried a long WD, he wanted his time playing not being shushed, so for him it was nappy change, one song, put down, leave.  That was his ideal. If the song went on too long he'd even put his hand on my mouth to shut me up and indicate he wanted to move on with the routine and just get into his bed thank you!
In some ways 3 months old is still early days and it could take longer to work out exactly what is the most suitable for your LO.

mulvia:
Ahah I know what you mean - DS1 does try to drag the wind down most of the time, but others he tells us to "go do pee", which means he's ready for us to leave. Funny creatures! Thanks again!

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