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so, what techniques did you use to extend nap time? 
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    The main one was Wake to Sleep (W2S is how they abbrievate it on the BW site).  Basically before they normally wake up, you slightly wake them up then make sure they go back to sleep again. 

    So what we did specifically--he would take 35 minute naps, so I would go into his room at 30 minutes and put my hand on his chest.  He would sort of move around a little bit, but kept his eyes closed.  I kept my hand on his chest until he completely went back to sleep.  I did this for three days (at 30, 28, 31, etc minutes) at every nap.  It broke the habit of getting up after one REM cycle.

    Now, he normally takes longer naps; however, when he wakes up earlier (somewhere between 30-50 mins), I go in and pat/shush for a minute or two and he'll go back to sleep.

    The BW site is AMAZING with so many ideas.  You have to take some of the crazy ladies with a grain of salt, but if you can get past it, there is a lot of valuable resources to try.  Here is the whole board devoted just for naps: https://www.babywhispererforums.com/index.php?board=30.0

     

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