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Petunia844

The last two nights R has gone like 4-5 hrs after a feeding in the late afternoon/evening which includes a marathon nap in his swing.  I've always though you should let sleeping babes sleep, so I let him do it...but the last two nights he hasn't slept well at all.  The most obvious thing I'm going to do is not put him in his swing around then....but what if he still thinks its bed time so early?  Would you wake him and get him to eat on his regular schedule?

JulyMomma2U2

I did this with DS.  In the very beginning, he would sleep all day long, and then was wide awake between feedings at night.. around 6 weeks I guess I started keeping him up.. against everyone's advice.. it was hard!  He would fall asleep nomatter how hard I tried.. sometimes, I'd even put him in the tub again just to wake him up.. it took a few days, but then his schedule shifted back and it was so much better!

drvst8

I don't wake DD to eat. But she rarely naps more than a hour at a time during the day. Sorry i'm no help. I'm still trying to get her to sleep in her own room and failing. I hope DS sleeps better for you soon

EricaK28

When Alyssa was that young still know I let her eat and sleep on her schedule it is kind of consistent every day. Wen she was that young still know I don't let her go more than 2.5-3 hours. I would wake him also not let him sleep so close bedtime. Alyssa at that age would sleep a long time in her swing if I would let her. Around that age I started making sure at night it was dark during day she slept her room but I would wake her if she was sleeping for to long. I hope he starts sleeping longer for you. 

johnnys june

Em did this for a few nights and still does every now and then.  I personally stick with "let sleeping babies sleep."  IMO, their sleep patterns, especially during the day, change so often and without notice that I just suffered through it.  The few times I did keep her up to get her to go to bed on time or even later hoping she's STTN or atleast the first few hours it backfired and she was up 2 hours longer than needed and was super cranky.  Now that she's a little older we can wake her and pretty much know that she'll go to bed within 2 hours after waking, but most times, I just let her sleep.  If he doesn't have his days and nights mixed up completely then I'm not sure I'd mess with it.  With that said, do what is best for you and him!