How long should my 8 week old be napping?

littlebriderachel

He's really only getting a max of 45 minutes/ stretch and he wakes up crying.  I've swaddled, I've not swaddled.  I've let him fall asleep in the swing, I've tried watching for sleepy signs and comforting him to sleep to put in his crib.  I feel like he's overtired and a little fussy during the day the last few days, but he won't really take any good naps.  He sleeps pretty well at night, only up 2 times, but the days are getting harder, not easier.  Any advice?

ar52kortlang

Our LO sleeps 7-8 hrs at a time at night. During the day she doesn't sleep much.... Maybe 2 hrs total during the day... That's on and off sleep.

MomtoH

He's waking up after his sleep cycle. We all barely awake between cycles, but older babies get themselves back to sleep. I would rock DS when he woke up and he'd usually sleep on me for another 45 mins.

tvdiva12

LO's go through a rough patch at 8 weeks, it will pass in a few days, but good luck in the mean time. If he hasn't been like this leading up to this area, I would say that's what it is. My LO is 10 weeks and around 8 weeks she wasn't napping, or sleeping at night, and a total piss pot during the day. She's now back to her normal self, taking longer naps during the day but still waking 2-3 times at night. Good luck! Hopfully you'll see some changes in a few days

janinekrause

Every kid is so so different. My friends kid took 20 minute cat naps all day and slept through the night pretty early. This is my 2nd. I feel like she is always sleeping- sometimes 3-4 hour stretch during the day 1-4PM and then lots of cat naps - 20-45 minutes or so until she is down at 8:30ish for the night. Wakes once to eat, sometimes grunts other times and that's it, or last night- was fussy every 2 hours.

 

lcourter24

MomtoH:

He's waking up after his sleep cycle. We all barely awake between cycles, but older babies get themselves back to sleep. I would rock DS when he woke up and he'd usually sleep on me for another 45 mins.

This is my LO too!  The only way I can get him to nap longer than 45-60 min. is to put him in the swing. He'll still wake but the swinging puts him back to sleep.  He does great at night, only wakes once (sometimes sttn).  I think he is able to self soothe when it's dark in his room but during the day he wakes and it's to bright to go back to sleep on his own.  Eventually (if he doesn't grow out of it) we'll sleep train to get him to nap better (w/out swing, rocking, being held).  But for now I do what works and that is the swing, lol.