Okay, so my 4.5 mo son is an angel baby, all the way around. We have been doing EASY since birth. He is still swaddled during sleep times. and self-sooths to sleep by usually crying for maybe 2 minutes. Lately, he hasn't even been crying when we put him down for good at night. I am breastfeeding and we are still doing about 7 feedings a day. We are still on a 2.5-3 hour EASY Routine.
About 3 weeks ago he started sleeping through the night. He did it 5 nights in a row, then 2 when he woke up, then 5 again sleeping through. The past 3 nights he has woken up at 4:30 and I haven't know what to do. He gets to the point where he is screaming. I've tried to just comfort him back to sleep without nursing but it hasn't worked, so I have been nursing him. When I've nursed him he has eaten very vigorously. I know that he is going through a little teething right now... and his naps are usually only 45-1hr in length. I've tried the W2S but that doesn't usually work.
My question is, how can I extend his naps? If he wakes up from the nap completely he won't go back down. I've tried sturing him before his nap is over and sometimes it works, but not completely. I think his short naps are contributing to his recent waking up in the middle of the night. I've read on the boards, but I'm still confused.
Here is are basic routine:
E: 7:30
A:1.5-2hrs
S: 9/9:30-9:45-10:15
E: 10:15
A: 1.5-2hours
S: 12-1:00ish
E: 1:00
A: 1.5-2 hours
S: 2:45-3:45
E: 4:00
A: 1.5 hrs
S: 45 min
E: 6:15
A:
E: 8:15
A: sometimes
S: 8:30-9:00
E: Dreamfeed around 10:00