Last Nap

Hey! Wow sounds like you have got a great routine going. I certainly didn’t have this at 5 months! It does sound like that last nap is going to me.

Could you try extending the time your little one is awake between naps by 15-30 mins so that the third nap becomes a bit later and it’s not such a battle to try and get a fourth nap in?

Thank you so much for your reply. I think we’ll have to give that a go where we can. Some days he does go a little longer than 2 hours, but mostly he’s definitely ready by 1:50. We’ll try and extend a little. Would help if he napped a little longer too 😂

when you say he is ready after 1:50 what are his signs? Is he cranky and crying or just rubbing his eyes etc? When we dropped the 4th nap it was because my girl took ages to go down for the last one and the others were all 30mins. She would rub her eyes but not get cranky for almost 30-40mins later so I kept her up longer, found anyway I could to distract her and then within 2 days of doing this she napped for longer and was happy to stay awake longer

what I find more often then not is people put their little ones down to soon! Which can create the same issue.

there was a study that as soon as we see a cue we put it down to tiredness. While yea it could be because they are tired it can also be a cue. Due to hunger, boredom or they just want a change of scene. This isn’t always the case and every baby is different. But it is certainly worth considering.

Good luck

he usually starts rubbing his eyes very quickly after the first grizzle. We’re going to try extending a little today 🤞🏻

You’ll have to let me know how it goes and if it doesn’t work you know it’s bit for you😊

Well, yesterday we had 3 naps. The last one was the longest due to a car journey. We had a more up and down night though (could be the weather and not linked)… we’ll try again today. No car journey planned so could end with just 3 x 30 minute naps and a tired baby but let’s see… 🤞🏻