Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've just had interesting advice from Millpond > with regard to getting the crucial and > long-lasting lunchtime nap to extend beyond 30-40 > minutes, ie one sleep cycle. She suggested trying > to put bubs down as near as possible to the same > time every day (within half an hour or so), and > then if he wakes after one sleep cycle and won't > resettle with gentle persuasion, I should get him > up but then try to resettle him 40 minutes later > for another sleep cycle (or not more than an hour > - as if!). She said it could take 2 or 3 weeks of > doing it every day, every day, but will eventually > help him to get used to sleeping longer at > lunchtime. And no leaving to cry - yay. > > I guess I'll report back in 3 weeks! The other > thing I thought I'd try is picking him up just as > he wakes and immediately take him for a walk, in > the hope that he'll sleep. Sort of an adaptation > of Pickle's method. Sounds like good advice, similar to E Pantley http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/books/007159695X.php?nid=568&isbn=007159695X