"Hi.

I have a 5 week old boy who sleeps very well at night & takes great naps during the day. I recently read your book & started tracking his wake-sleep cycles. I have noticed that he will usually sleep for three hours at a time, a few times a day. When he wakes, I nurse him & change his diaper, then I sing to him or talk to him in an attempt to interact with him. However, this only works for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes or so, he yawns & drifts off to sleep again no matter what I try to do to keep him awake. So I let him go back to sleep, which can last another hour or two. Is this normal? He was a full term baby & is growing at a healthy pace. I don't know how to keep him awake for 90 minutes! He's such a sleepy head. His sleep cycles are indeed in 90 minute increments but his wake cycles are sometimes barely 30-60 minutes.

Any advice?"

- Leyla

Hi, Leyla,

Interesting question. The rare times I've heard this description were in the first few days of following the program.
I attributed it to the baby catching up on lost sleep.

Has this issue resolved in the meantime? If it has persisted, please let me know.

Polly.