DS just turned 5 months old. Historically crap napper. Would resist contact naps. 10-30 minutes max in the next to me cot, until the last two weeks. I've discovered he loves to sleep on me facing outwards with his head on my chest, like he's watching TV on me. He can easily do 90 minutes and sometimes even longer like this. A generic day looks like this:
6:30am - wake
7:45 - 8:45am - first nap
10 - 11:30am - second nap
1 - 2pm - third nap
3:30 - 5pm - fourth nap
Bedtime starts 6:45 and is asleep by 7:30 at the very latest, usually 7:15
It varies somewhat every day and if we're out and about he may skip third nap or have a short one in the pram or car.
Reason I'm asking, some days he's having 4.5 to 5 hours daytime sleep and I've noticed it affecting his nights. He's not a perfect sleeper but usually up twice a night for feeding and then grizzly on and off from 5am. The last few nights I've seen him every 90 minutes to 2 hours. How can I cut down daytime sleep? He really let's me know he's tired now and won't stop fussing until we sit down on the sofa, like he needs the sleep. Not sure what to do.
Tia x