Hi,
I am in just the same boat! My little guy is also 17 weeks old and pretty much sleeps from 800 until 600am.
Napping is another whole story though!!!!
On average he would nap for 20-30 minutes. TODAY is the only day we have had good naps.
He also goes to sleep with little effort...but can't stay asleep during the day. At about the 30 minute mark...he wakes up crying, screams and can't get back to sleep. I have tried waiting in his room, keeping my hands on him the whole time(my poor back!!!)..and seeing if he will settle himself.
Nothing has worked until today. I realized that the only thing different between night and day is the amount of light in his room.
I put up dark curtains and made his room almost as dark as night time.
This really seemed to help. Also,..a lot of ladies here swaddle their little ones...I have NOT been swaddling at all since the beginning...but today decided to lightly swaddle him from the armpits down...just to keep his little legs from flailing...he sucks on his hands...so I left them outside.
This seemed to help too.
Maybe you could try this...our babies seem similar in their sleeping habits....ie great at night....short short naps during the day...so hopefully it will help you.
Just FYI...
Today for the first time, Jacob's naps were:
2 1/2 hours (I woke HIM up from this one)
1 hr and 35 min
45 min(cat nap---I did not extend his last nap as I was worried about his night sleeping).
I CANNOT COMPLAIN!! Today I felt like a normal person!!!!
Good luck!!
