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6 mo short naps - help!
« on: March 31, 2007, 03:28:40 am »
My DS is a catnapper, sleeping anywhere between 1/2h to 45 minutes for each nap. I have tried extending the nap by holding him when he jolts, but he gets excited by my presence and wakes up with a big smile and wants to play. It totally throws our schedule out of whack as he then doesn't go down for a nap until 1:30 when he is overtired. Here is a rough look at our schedule on a typical day:

700 wake
715-815 Eat (BF and solids - just started solids so takes time as he plays while eating)
815-9 A
900 nap (40 min)
945-1145 A
1145-12115 Eat (bottle/sometimes solids here or at next feed)
130-200 Nap (40 min)
240-315 Eat
315-445 A
445-515 Nap (30 min)
700 Eat
730 bed

In need of advice as our schedule seems quite ugly, but don't know how to fix. Extending the A time in the morning doesn't seem appropriate as he shows signs of being tired 1 1/2h- 1 3/4h after waking up. What do I do? I've unfortunately also got in the habit of giving him a bottle before naps/bed to increase his intake during the day. Otherwise, he does not show much interest in eating after waking up as he is too excited by the world around him.

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Re: 6 mo short naps - help!
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2007, 03:49:53 am »
Have a few things to add....

We just started EASY a few weeks ago, and it seems like DS poops what seems like most days, just at the 1/2h mark of the morning nap. Also, if he doesn't get a 3rd nap during the day (like today) I will put him down for the night at 645. He is also suffering from a cold for the past week, which doesn't help. One more thing, I'm wondering if the bottle feed before naps/bed has become a prop. Help please as I'm wondering if we can even make EASY work!!!