For the last month or 2 my LO has a false start almost every night - waking after 30 minutes after bedtime. When it takes ages to get him to sleep in the first instance, this is so frustrating! Last night, it took over an hour to get him back to sleep so I think he treated it like a nap. What can I do?!
I follow wake windows during the day and he normally naps every 1.5-2 hours (most often around 1 hour 40 mark). Since the 4 month sleep regression started, most of his naps are 30 mins but he’ll have the occasional long one but they’re completely unpredictable. This means he normally has 4-5 naps per day (depending on nap length). We aim for bedtime around 8pm as we cosleep but depending on last nap, it can sometimes be as late as 9.30pm which is less ideal.
I’ve tried longer and shorter wake windows before bed but it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference. Never longer than 2 hours though.
I know false starts can be due to under tiredness or overtiredness but there’s not much more I can do to lengthen his naps. I used to be able to extend them when he woke at 30 mins but since the regression, it’s impossible and became more stress than it was worth because it never worked.
Anyone have any advice? Helppp