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LO's wakeful period used to be 2 hours on the nose and then she'd go down for a nap. But for the last 1.5 weeks, it's been more like 90 minutes...Sometimes even less at 75 minutes. I think it's a phase, though. 6-month growth spurt? I don't know. Maybe you can try extending LO's wakeful period by 5-15 minutes to see? Or, maybe she just wants to play. I would stick to your guns, though. Sleep is important! And it creates Hellobee time for you!

It's so hard to remember back now! But I know that my LO could stay awake for 2 hours by 6 months with a slightly longer awake period between her last nap and bedtime.

@Andrea: That's really interesting...My LO's shortest wakeful period is between her last nap and bedtime. She's SO cranky from the second she wakes up from that nap until we start bedtime routine. Sometimes it's so bad that she goes down at 5pm!

I definitely would go at least 2 hours with Baby Y at 6 mos, possibly a little longer. And then increase that period by 15 minutes or so as the day goes on, with the longest period before bed. He can go about 3 hours before bed before he starts getting OT, maybe even 3.5. Four hours ushers us into the disaster zone, though.

One thing we're struggling with is the 3-2 nap transition. If he takes two decently long naps, we're golden. But often one or two will be short, which leaves me scrambling to get him to take a late catnap, which he often doesn't want (but clearly needs).