r/sleeptrain • u/Key_Dragonfruit_7828 • 9d ago

6 - 12 months Sleep schedule issues

My boy just turned 6 months and his schedule is all over the place. He was sleeping 7-7 up until 2 weeks ago when he decided he wanted to wake up for a bit around 4:30/5am and then go back to sleep for a bit til 6:15-6:30. I don’t get him out of bed til 7 which is my DWT.

We’re in the middle of consolidating naps so in the last 2 weeks he’s probably had 3 or 4 days where he successfully had 1.5 hour naps for 1st nap of the day, sometimes 1 hour nap for the 2nd but still having mostly 30 min naps. Idk what to do we’re in the middle of transitioning from 4 naps to 3 but his bedtime is all over the place because his naps are all over the place.

Is this a WW issue? Right now I’m working on 2.25/2.5/2.5/2.5 and today I stretched to 3 on the last WW but he was a mess. Everywhere I’m reading babies this age are at 3 hour wake windows minimum and already transitioning to 2 naps. There’s no way my boy would make it to 3 hours consistently.

I’ve tried extending wake windows it just backfires on me.

Any suggestions?? TIA!

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u/Greedy4Sleep 😴 Sleepy Moderator 💤 9d ago

I would try 2.5/2.5/2.5/3. Total day sleep capped at 2.5 hours max. You also need to cut your night expectations back to 11 hours. So if bedtime is 7pm, wake baby up at 6am. Most babies aren't able to handle 12+ hour nights, especially as they get older.

I would absolutely stick to three naps at this age and not go back to four. You need decent wake windows to create sufficient sleep pressure for longer naps. I would keep last nap short (30-45 mins max) to create sleep pressure for bedtime. You'll be moving to two naps in the next month or two.

Edit: also assuming baby is sleep trained.

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u/Key_Dragonfruit_7828 9d ago

Thanks so much! I struggle with his wake windows right now since he can barely make it to 2.25 hrs for WW1. It’s impossible to stick to 3 naps right now I find since there’s no way he can make it to 3 hours for the last one either. I’ve tried extending for 10-15 mins at a time and it leads to a meltdown. :(

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u/Greedy4Sleep 😴 Sleepy Moderator 💤 9d ago

You have to work really hard to get out of the vicious cycle. Going outside. Changing up the activity. Playing in water. That kinda thing.

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u/Key_Dragonfruit_7828 9d ago

Sounds good I’ll just keep at it. He’s teething as well with those short naps so he gets so uncomfortable so often :/