My LO will be 3 months old tomorrow, and since early last week his naps are only 30-45 mins (effectively only one sleep cycle). We've tried everything I can think of from my research online but nothing is working to extend his naps. He's also stopped sleeping the 5-6 hour stretch at night. He is up every 2-3 hours wanting to eat, so we figure he has been in a big growth spurt. His hunger seems to be subsiding during the day - he was obsessive al last week. And I've watched him put himself back to sleep through cycles at night, so I'm confused as to why he's not doing this on his own during the day.
Anyone else struggling with the 3 month growth spurt? Any tips for extending naps? How long will this last?! This is starting to drive me nuts!
Re: Nap problems
Also, I've noticed that my LO has much bigger bursts of energy, like during our bed time routine, so I've added some play into our routine so he can move around in order to get that energy out before bed.
I'll be keeping an eye on this thread to see if anyone has any good ideas for navigating the fun times!
Im so glad to hear it's just developmental. I kept blaming myself or my DH for something we were/weren't doing, and fearing for handing him over to the nanny in 3 weeks with this horrific schedule. But I guess we'll all just have to deal with it!
I've resorted to still using the RNP for most of his naps, especially when the PNP won't work. We also still swaddle him but he's SO close to rolling over it I have to keep a close eye. We use a white noise app that really does seem to trigger sleepy time for him now after being consistent with it. Sometimes he needs a pacifier too. I gave up on trying to nap him in his crib, tho he sleeps in that fine at night. I don't care anymore about the rocking crutch because we just need our sanity right now!
I'm also finding it helpful to let him feed if he wants before sleep (and after) because we think he was waking up hungry sometimes. In the last 2 weeks I've gotten only one 90min nap in the RNP and then last nights in my arms. Hopefully he'll start consolidating soon!
oh and he pretty much stopped taking a bottle again after he did well last week. Ugh! Never ending...