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My sweet son is just about to hit 5 months. As we now know is quite common, he went through a serious sleep regression when he turned 4 months. We're dealing with the more frequent night wakings, and the hard time getting him to nap. My real concern now is that for the last week he won't go down for his final catnap before bedtime. He sleeps every 1.5-2 hours, so if he wakes from his last nap at 2:30 or 3:00, the final nap at 4:00 or 5:00 is brutal! He'll fall asleep (we hold and bounce him to soothe till drowsy), then wakes up as soon as we place him in the crib. This isn't uncommon for him, but I don't want to keep trying to get him to take that nap until much past 5:15. But if he doesn't nap, it means it can be 4 hours or so until bedtime!! No good!!! Please help! Do I keep trying to get him to take that nap, even if it's getting close to 5:30 (or later)? When do I give up, and does it mean I should put him to bed at 5:30 instead?? I've been trying to be really aware of his sleepy signs and not let him get to tired, but it doesn't seem to make a difference for this last nap. Please help!