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Our 5mo typically wakes up around 6:30 AM. Most of his wake windows are around the 2 hour mark, but he always takes a nap around 7:30. Does that mean he wasn’t ready to get up for the day? He never seems like he wants to go back to sleep after his first feeding. Counting this one he typically takes 4 naps a day and his naps are generally 45 minutes to an hour. We have been working on extending his naps and wake windows and have been making steady progress.

I have a 5mo son and he’s the absolute light of my life. Sometime in the next few months, my husband will be leaving on a six month military deployment. Since it’s just going to be me and my son for so long I’m really worried about developing some codependent tendencies with him. I have a good village that has promised to be there for me during this time and I work part time, but I still really worry about coming to a point where I’m expecting my son to fulfill my emotional needs due to loneliness. My family is close but still a few hours away and our friends are lovely but have their own kids. Any advice?