Advice please. Baby tired at 5pm

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My 3month boy doesn't sleep much in the day he gets more and more grizzly as the day goes on. I have to force him to take a nap and the only way to do it is to give him a bottle or taking him out in the pram. Either way he will only do 30mins at a time (approx 3/4 a day). His last nap usually finishes around 4ish but from then until I try and put him to bed he is really grizzzly and acts tired. I then find myself trying to keep him up until after 6 before I start to wind him down and put him to bed at 630/7ish). But he seems tired before that and I think why do I bother keeping him up? He is miserable and I am clock watching.

5 is too early. What am I doing wrong?

FYI
Wakes quite a bit in the night (light sleeper).
Bed 6.30ish up 6.30ish
Nap 9ish
Nap 11.30ish
Nap 3ish (approx 1hour)
Bottle fed.
 
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I'm sure my boys lazy, he naps every 1.5hours - 2 hours during the day, your's is going longer!
Charley has a bottle at 4.30 then naps 5-5.30 before his tea then bedtime at 7pm. I know it's close to bedtime but do you think he might want an extra nap about 5ish? I always think charley won't go to bed when he sometime naps at 6 but as soon as he's in his cot at 7 he's straight to sleep!
 
I was going to say the same thing, Cahal is always knackered by 5 so I let him have a quick nap - providing he has his bath and dinner by 6:30 he's always still fast asleep in bed by 7
 
my lo just naps when she wants usually after 4 o clock she is asleep all the time until she has her bath at 8 then goes to bed but she is a bit younger x
 
I would give him a nap Hun, I know it's close to bedtime but it sounds like he needs it. My boy goes to bed at 9pm but he always has a nap 6/7pm otherwise he's really grumpy. He still goes to bed and nods off lovely.

Chaz- Drake loves his sleep too! Seems like the more sleep he has in the day the better he sleeps in the night! He can't go no longer than 2 hours either lol
 
Thanks for your advice.

So I took him out in the pram to make him nap at 5pm. He went off quickly and woke 30mins later. However, he was a real missery (nothing more than usual). I suppose it worked better because it gave me an extra 30mins break. I bathed and put him in bed at 7pm so I will let you know if it made a difference. I will try and perserver with the 5pm nap and he may like it.

Really appreciate the advice.

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Would he sleep longer in your arms? I find Drake sleeps forever in my arms..good if you want a nap too! Sounds like he's grumpy as he's not getting enough sleep. My boy has short naps but twice a day he has an hour to 2 hours. If your baby won't sleep for longer then maybe he needs to be more frequent in his 30 minute naps. I'd also recommend a swing, it's a godsend!!! I've got mine in the bathroom, i wait till an hour and a half after his feed, take him upstairs pop in his swing at a certain speed and have a bath etc while he sleeps.

Have gone on a bit sorry! Really hope he gets better with his sleep hun, must be so tiring!
 

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