Naps for 11 Week Old

My son (he'll be 4mo on Monday) has been sleeping through the night since he was 6wks. He was also taking little catnaps through the day. I asked the doctor and he said it was fine as long as he is getting the long stretch at night. Some days he will only sleep 8hrs total, then some days its 16hrs total. He may be going through a growth spurt that's making his sleep schedule go haywire. I personally think 11wks is a little young to be letting him cry it out, but don't judge if it works for you. From what I've read, babies don't learn to trust until 3mo, so he's in there crying because he's lonely. It may help to take the extra time to rock him to sleep. I know my son is not completely asleep until I can lift his arm and it falls right back down. Do you offer a pacifier? He may need something soothing like that. I know my son can go to sleep without his pacifier, but he sleeps better if he has it. He also likes having his "Tuggy." It's one of those tiny blankets that has the teddy bear head on it. If you are formula feeding it may be time to up the ounces you are offering. He may not be completely full, so he's really hungry when you're thinking he's still tired. 2-2.5mo was when I went from 20oz to 24oz a day.
Hopefully some of this will help you. Good luck and sweet dreams!

I suggest that when he goes down for the 6:30 sleep- wake him again at about 8:30 to feed, maybe a bath, and then make sure he is back down again by -9:30 or so.

Babies that are that young should be sleeping a lot during the day-and only up in between naps for about 1 hr ....long enough to change, feed, and play for about 15 minutes or so. As soon as the baby starts to fuss...its nap time again! If you wait too long to get him back down- he will get overly tired, and then it will be harder for him to get to sleep. Keeping a journal of time will help. Time will get away from you faster than you realize, but if you write it down on paper, you will "know" when it is sleep time. Him being up for an hour will not seem that long to you. I kept a baby journal and remember once my baby was fussing, moreso than usual- I checked the time in the journal then realized she was up for 2 hours! No wonder ! It had only seemed an hour to me.
Keep in mind babies grow when they sleep, and they grow the most within the first 6 months of life. They will ned LOTs of sleep. Be proactive and get him down the minute you know its time and he starts to look like he is needing something.

Babies this young usually don't have any rhyme or reason to their naps. My son was a cat napper. I just made sure I him down for a nap no more than 2 hours from the last time he woke up. So, if he only sleeps for for 30 -45 minutes, let him get up if he won't go back to sleep, and then repeat several times a day. He may take 4 to 5 catnaps in a day, but at least he's getting some rest over the day. Eventually, when he gets a little older, these catnaps will consolidate into two or three naps and he will go for longer periods of napping. Hope this helps!

11 weeks is too young for him to be crying it out, wait until he is closer to 5 months if you want to do cry it out.

Does he have a pacifier? Maybe he is just needing something to suck on, it will help him stay asleep probably.