2,3,4 nap routine?

[susannaR]

What do people do? 2,3,4 nap routine sounds like quite a good, flexible approach but allows for some sort of routine....however...DS is nearly 8months so most literature seems to say 2-3 hour wake window...which is what I currently follow. (Mostly 3 hourly unless in car falls asleep after 2 hours)
Can't imagine him managing to stay awake for 4 hours...but he might? Never tried!
Only wondering because he often wakes from nap at 3:30pm...which means 6:30 bedtime..bit early really? If I could push him to 7:30 that would be ideal aiming for a 6:30 wake up?
Just wondering what others are doing at 8months x

Mine never managed 4 hrs in the afternoon. Still doesn't at 20 months.

Ds used to do 6.30 til 7am...with waking for feeds...and still does some days if naps haven't been great.
We are now about 7-7, sometimes feeds at 10pm or 2am or 4am or a combination.
He is now almost 10 months and we are bf for context.
So even if you stretched it til 7pm to start with and see how you go.

Sorry, he wakes also around 330pm from nap.

I read on another thread about your great progress over the last couple of weeks OP - I'm really pleased for you.

I think the 234 is a guideline which you adopt to suit once on 2-nap days. Remember that many vhikdren will be having 2 naps for over a year, so their awake time needs may change in that time.

Mine always had two exactly 2h naps (I would wake after 2h, would sleep for longer if left) so I had pretty exact awake times to go with it.

We had a 7-7.30 wake time, 9-11 nap, 1-3 nap and 7-8pm flexible bedtime.

So it was therefore 1.5-2 / 2 / 4-5 for us. The flexible bedtime was dependant on if baby was ready for bed earlier, but the aim was 8pm.

I think she could manage the longer awake time in the evening because she was having 11h uninterputed night sleep (usually) plus had 4h daytime sleep, so simply didn't need any more and was happy awake.

I'm actual fact I think a 9-11 and 2-4 routine would have naturally suited her better - giving 234. It's just this wouldnt wouldn't have fitted in with my school run at 3pm. So she just got used to fitting her 4h naps in during the school day, because that worked for us.

Ive known other people who develop 333 routines, or 233 or 244 - whatever works really.

Aww ok so 4 hours does seem a bit too long for nearly 8months then....and Thankyou Fate ☺️...yes I've made some fantastic progress and cannot thank you enough for all your help...it's worked a treat...u really are a star on these sleep boards 😘
..see...you do do 'hand holding' really 😂

Not that things are perfect...I think he should probably have 3 naps really...but if at home he will have 2 cot naps (1.5hrs each) at 9:30 and 2pm....however if we are out for the day he just cat naps in car or pram so he has to have 3 naps (sometimes 4 if only half hour naps!)
The other problem I have is he likes to feed after last nap...at 4pm ish..then he has tea and basically refuses milk at bed 😕 Anyway...we will see what happens tonight...hopefully he will stay asleep until dream feed at 10ish 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I am working on my hand-holding skills

I have taken on-board feedback from others to be a bit kinder sometimes. I do my best. Glad I could help though - I am genuinely pleased for you.

Oh heck you've had feedback 🤣 It's amazing the time you spend helping others...that in it's self shows you care!, or you wouldn't bother to be so thorough and individualised with your responses ☺️ I bet u help hundreds...there will be a lot of people just following/reading too who don't necessarily post, that will be trying your suggestions x

Also...don't change...sometimes the short sharp reality check is what's needed to keep things in perspective 🤣