trouble with schedule and shhh/pat

[jendodge]

I am having trouble getting my five month old on a good schedule because we are out of the house daily from 8:40 to 9:20 and then later from 11:40 to 12:20 taking my oldest to preschool.  I have three kids, 5, 3, and 5 mos. and it is hard juggling everyone's schedule.  Also, when I go in when she has woken from a short nap, i do the shhh/pat and after a few minutes of that she just looks at me and smiles,  after that she never goes back to sleep.  when i do pu/pd she cuts the crying off the minute i pick her up.  i am afraid my presence has become a prop. any advice?

[AnnaBenwell]

So know how you feel! My 2 older boys have just gone back to school and My 5 month old falls asleep at that time every morning and when i get home he won't go back to sleep! Sorry Not got any advice Just wanted to Say your not alone. If anyone can come up with an answer for you it will be a great Help to me to. Thanks for posting this. Take Care ANNA

[Courtney S]

Hi,
I have had a great schedule for my daughter (but I do have problems getting her to go to sleep).  What time does your baby wake up?  Could she have a short nap from 7:45-when you leave, or if he/she is a late waker could you do a 9:30-10:30 nap and a 12:30 - 1:30 nap?  My daughter was having a 9:30- 10:30  12:30-1:30 and 3:30-4:30 nap at 5 months and then bed at 7:30.

[AnnaBenwell]

Thats great Thanks The thing is with me he falls asleep on the school run say 8.30 and is awake by 9am and won't go back to sleep till after lunch about 11.30. He wakes around 6.30 Plays till i feed him at 7 am