Nap woes

ilovemarfa

Ds2 is a terrible napper. No matter what I do he only naps for 30 minutes at a time. Ds1 was the same way and he didn't nap well until he was about 10 months. I really need ds2 to take good naps now as I need a bit of a break as the two boys have me running all day long. Does anybody have any suggestions or am I destined to not get a break until he gets older?

amberdt03

No advice, just some sympathy. J doesn't like to nap either. Plus he seems to have cut himself down to 1 nap a day that usually only lasts 30min.

NicoleReed0324

MJ is only a good napper if I am snuggling him. With snuggles, he easily goes over an hour. Without them, 30 minutes tops. 

I love the snuggles but it would be nice to get a break sometimes!

Greywolf12

We have three 30 minute naps a day over here. I've given up trying to make her nap longer

daffy2k

NurseMommy13 said:

I've found that laying M in our bed and boxing her in with pillows is the best way she naps. She will usually give me two 1-2 hour naps (morning and afternoon) this way. It took about 5-6 months to figure this out. And it works so I'm sticking with it lol

we were doing this for a while, but now that M is so mobile (she can army crawl backwards ridiculously fast!) I'm very nervous to leave he on the bed, even if I have the monitor and am watching her. I'm terrified I won't be able to run back in there fast enough

tttwalters

NurseMommy13 said:

I've found that laying M in our bed and boxing her in with pillows is the best way she naps. She will usually give me two 1-2 hour naps (morning and afternoon) this way. It took about 5-6 months to figure this out. And it works so I'm sticking with it lol

this is what we do

numbersgirl08

Does he self soothe? We were getting short naps until she learned to self soothe when we did some sleep training. Now it's like 50/50 good and bad naps but typically at least one nap a day will be one hour+. Sorry I don't have anymore advice

jennOK

It depends on the day how long he decides to sleep. Some days 20 minutes; others over 3 hours. He is down to two naps a day though.

ilovemarfa

I think he can self soothe as at night be sometimes wakes, babbles for a bit then goes back to sleep. He sleeps in a sleepsack at night but I never put it in him during the day. I'll have to try!

HeartLikeMine3

My LO will naps 2-3 hours if I hold him, but if I put him in his crib 30 min max and then he is pissy because he didn't get his long nap. It's really hard to not have any me time I understand. I hope in a couple more months our babies will be taking better naps in their cribs.
Will be following!

PinkPuffyHeart2

My lo is a great napper as long as she has my boob. Otherwise she only naps in a wrap or a moving vehicle.

Murphie82

CL8badB said:

No advice. J naps in his swing with the music on. Some naps are 20 mins and some are 2 hrs.

This. We have the swing in the living room, which opens to the kitchen so we also turn the vent fan above the stove on as white noise.

needanustart

NurseMommy13 said:

I've found that laying M in our bed and boxing her in with pillows is the best way she naps. She will usually give me two 1-2 hour naps (morning and afternoon) this way. It took about 5-6 months to figure this out. And it works so I'm sticking with it lol

Very interesting. I may try this tomorrow. I'm have the same 30 minute problem as everyone else here and he sleeps for 2+ hours if he's with me or on me. We took a 2.5 hour nap together on Monday but somedays I need to get shit done. And getting a long nap during DS1s afternoon nap will help my sanity. Maybe the bed smelling like me will help!

Mufflerlove

Greywolf12 said:

We have three 30 minute naps a day over here. I've given up trying to make her nap longer

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