XP from may 2012: catnapper - help!

tweedle29

I feel like I have tried everything. Swaddle, no swaddle. Crib, swing, white noise, rocking. Dd will not sleep longer than 20 min at a time during the day. The longest stretch is prbably half an hr. When she wakes, I try to shush or rock her back to sleep but she is wide awake. But I feel like she is basically tired all day long, and we spend the entire day trying to go back down for a nap. I look for signs that he is tired and put her down right away...it just doesn't seem to work. Anyone else going through this? Any suggestions??

imimahoney

Some babies just cat nap. Nothing I try helps, lo is a 30 minute napper

tweedle29

imimahoney:

Some babies just cat nap. Nothing I try helps, lo is a 30 minute napper

How many naps a day does he take and how long is his awake time between naps?  

starbound6

Yes, we had/have this too.  The baby does it (most days are 40 min naps), and my older DS did it too.  He grew out of it around 4-5 months and started napping longer then - 2 naps a day of 1-3 hours each.  Since then he has always been an excellent sleeper.  Don't worry too much, lots of babies catnap and most will grow out of it.

Ruby412

My baby is a catnapper too. I read on Troublesome Tots that some babies are just catnappers and they will grow out of it between 2 and 6 months. Weissbluth says the morning nap will form first between 3 and 4 months, and later the afternoon nap. If by 6 months they are still catnapping, the most likely culprit is that they are not falling asleep on their own... which is a whole other issue!

And also, I need to stop doing so much baby research.