Is 4.5 hours naps a lot for a 4 month old?

[BettyButterknife]

DS is 4 and a half months and has napped three times today:
9-11
1-3
and he's just gone down now, will wake him by 6 so another 30 mins, 45 mins max.

I had vaguely been following Gina Ford and he was having a total of about 3 hours absolute maximum, more likely 2 and a half, but have made a concerted effort today to get him napping for longer as his night sleep is pretty bad at the moment.

Will also put him to bed a little later tonight as a result - more like 7.30-7.45 whereas he's normally asleep an hour before then.

Would love some advice please as I feel I'm struggling a bit, even though this is DS2!

[NapWhatNap]

Sounds like bliss to me!

[MoonUnitAlpha]

Think you'll just have to see what his night time sleep is like! Better day time sleep does seem to lead to better night time sleep ime.

[katiecubs]

very jelous! mum of a 40 minute (tops) napper here :(

[BettyButterknife]

He's usually a crappy napper, we mainly get 30 minute stints but the silver lining is that he will go back (hence record-breaking naps today).

However, he does have all his naps in his pram with a blackout shade over the top, so when I hear him stir I go and stick the crack pipe dummy back in and rock the pram til he goes back off. Not ideal, but at least he's sleeping.

[spidookly]

3 hours sounds more like what my 2 did around that age.

There is a limit to the "sleep begets sleep" thing, although I'm not sure what it is.