My son is a couple days shy of 4 months old. He has about 1:45 awake time now and takes two naps that are 1:30 to 2 hours (we wake him at 2 hour mark) then a third short nap in the evening. We try for 7pm-7am nighttime sleep.
For weeks now he wakes shortly after 5 am and does not sleep solid until his 7 am wake time. We have to consistently give him the pacifier and he sleeps in short segments until 7, or sometimes we hold him and he sleeps solid. I know he is not hungry during this time because sometimes I nurse him and other times he has just nursed an hour before.
He does not know how to put himself back to sleep During daytime or night sleep. If he wakes and still wants to sleep he will take the pacifier and go right back down. This tells me I should get rid of he pacifier because we replace it so much but I worry because of how much he likes it. Is there a way to still use it without having to replace it all the time? I especially worry about that 5 am struggle.
Also, is it right to wake him if the nap reaches two hours?
