Hi again,
I am not changing his routine around though (except the DF and tried an earlier bedtime) and he naps well (sorry I probably didn't write that correctly) - all I've changed is trying the DF, tried an earlier bedtime last night and he's on 4 hour easy which we transitioned into in 15 min increments over a few weeks. Here's his typical schedule though and it doesn't devitate much.
7AM - 7 oz eat
9AM - nap for 1.5-2 hours (sometimes 1 hour but usually not)
11AM - 7 oz eat
1PM - nap again -1.5 - 2 hours
3PM - 7 oz eat
5-6:30- capnap in his swing (only about 45 min, he just usually will catnap around this timeframe when he's not having acitivity time)
7ish- bath, book, bed by about 8ish and one last feed (7oz)
now without DF (between 10:30 and 11) he's been getting up about 2AM and again at 4 AM and 5AM and 6AM... with DF, it's 10:30 PM, midnight, 2AM, you get the picture
I think his routine is good? I feed him only ONCE at night on these wakings - about 4-6 oz and he takes it all and goes back to sleep, no matter the amount. The rest he will only go back to sleep with binkie but I have to keep putting it in as even if he falls asleep and it falls out he wakes up right away and wants it. He doesn't seem to get into a DEEP SLEEP. He always wakes at 5:30 and then again at 7 and that was prior to anything - seems to be his habitual wakeup times. Other times are erratic.
Hope this helps!
Lauren