nap training help

P0upette

Hey Ladies, so we are doing the sleep easy solution, which is similar to Ferber, a CIO method. The nights are doing ok however the naps are just a mess. LO has been crying for an hour now. Nothing. We usually end up taking him out of the crib at the hour mark, and giving it another go 2 hours later. Just nothing. Sometimes he will fall asleep after an hour of screaming, just to sleep for 40mn... Ugh.

 

Any tips, help or other solutions is welcomed. I just can't take it anymore. 

eric and jess

How much sleep does LO get at night?

P0upette

he gets about 11 hours, with usually one wake up in the middle/early morning for a snack...

 

eric and jess

Some babies aren't big nappers, I've been told.  My LO is lucky if he gets 11 hrs sleep in a 24 hr period! Maybe just follow his sleepy cues regarding naps instead of trying to force it?

tokenhoser

When are you putting him down?

What are you doing before you put him down?

Usually I get a short nap in the morning (35 min up to 1.5 hours) and I can't get him back to sleep if he wakes. If he wakes up after less than an hour in the afternoon, I do whatever it takes to get him back to sleep (usually nursing) and he'll give me an extra 40 minutes or so. He usually needs a nap after being up about 2 hours in the morning, but then he'll go 3 hours or so to the next nap. I always put him in a sleep sack (because we use it at night), and we do the same things before each nap (diaper change, sleep sack, nurse, gloworm song).

If I miss his sleepy time, it doesn't happen. If we're out, it doesn't happen. He's in a really touchy nap phase. He's never been a great sleeper, so I'm doing my best to make sure he hits the naps most days of the weeks.

Sacagawea

Ugh, I can't stand to hear LO cry for 10 min let alone an hour. There are so many better ways to get your LO to take a nap then CIO. I have a non-napper myself. I pay close attention to her cues. In the morning I nurse her to take a nap, but in the afternoon we have a nap routine where I read her a story, sing a song, and rock slowly before putting her down somewhat drowsy. She usually babbles for awhile, but I also put her Violet bear with her and she plays with her until she slowly drifts off. When we are having a bad day and she doesn't want to nap usually a ride in the car will do the trick. I go to the bank, library, grocery store, or sometimes I just drive around the neighborhood and then sit in my car and read until LO wakes up. On warm days, she'll nap in the stroller on a walk, and I get some exercise! 45 degrees is my limit though. A lot of times I have also walked her around in a baby carrier and that gets her more drowsy. Letting your LO CIO for naptime may have made your LO fearful of naps themselves, so you may have a tough road ahead.