So we've been on 3 naps a day for a while but my baby has been waking up at 6am rather than 7. Now his last nap ends an hour earlier as well. Today he woke up at 3:40pm from last nap. So .. do I put him to bed at 6pm or do a catnap at 5:30??

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From what I’ve read, a lot of babies this age should be able to be awake 2.5-3 hours before bedtime. I know that’s not the case for all babies though. With my daughter, she was up from her last nap yesterday at 3:45. So I got home with her after daycare and then she was in bed by 6:45. Only took a minute or two before she fully passed out.

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My son wakes up at 6am every morning. He goes down for his first nap around 7am then his 2nd one is usually 130-2 then his third (he sometimes takes) is 4. He goes to bed at 640-7. If he doesn't at least take a catnap during his last nap time then he gets super fussy & overtired so then bedtime is hell lol

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I would try to prolonge each wake window by 10-15 minutes so you do not need to move the bed time to much and to keep the schedule if possible. When my LO wakes up earlier I try to find an activity that is extraordinary for him and we do not do it every day at the end of the wake window which usually makes him stay up longer. Yesterday I played with him in the sink in I made the water run and then I put his feet under and let him catch the water (he likes water) or I played peekaboo for a while in the crib with him (we dont do this often). It is more difficult to put the baby down for a nap when you are closer to the evening so I wouldnt give a 4th nap.

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My lo ended up dropping nap 3. Anytime she sleeps til 3 I call it a win. If it’s like 2:45 I end up trying to squeeze a catnap w me on the couch or in the rocker for 30 mins. If it’s 3pm tho I just put her to bed at normal bedtime 6:30-7ish. If she doesn’t nap and woke up at 2:45 we do early bedtime and get ready around 6:15 in her crib at 6:30

So we've been on 3 naps a day for a while but my baby has been waking up at 6am rather than 7. Now his last nap ends an hour earlier as well. Today he woke up at 3:40pm from last nap. So .. do I put him to bed at 6pm or do a catnap at 5:30??

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