Too much awake time - 3 to 2 nap transition - 7.5 month old

[u/venomvision_]

Struggling with too much awake time, around 11-12hrs which I think is causing early morning wakes 5-530am.

My son is 7.5 months corrected and can handle 3 hour wake windows, but we often get early morning wakes (around 5:00 to 5:45am) and short naps (30 to 40 mins).

Because of the early start and short naps, I end up needing a third nap or bedtime would be well before 530pm. It feels like we're stuck between schedules.

How to avoid too much awake time? For example yesterday was 3/3.5/2.5/ then Bridge nap and wouldn't go down before 2.5hrs at 730pm.

Would love to hear others' experiences.

[u/l_eihpos]

How much does he sleep on average?

It sounds like you could definitely drop to 2 naps, maybe with 3/3.5/4 as a starter.