HELP! What am I doing wrong? re: naps

LUCKY2BMRSC · August 2009

I CANNOT get Kason to take a decent nap. I've tried everything. I swaddle, I rock, I lay him down drowsy, I use white noise, etc. I can sometimes get him to nap in his swing anywhere from 1-2 hours, but that's not very often. He seems to only take really short cat naps. I'm talking like 20 minute cat naps and then he's up again. I'm tried to stick to the 2 hour rule and still can't get him to sleep very long. He does sleep great at night though....9-6. Am I doing something wrong? Any help would be wonderful!

kerivp · August 2009

I don't really have any advice, but my son often fights naps during the day too. I have no idea why. This morning was like that. He just kept fussing and wanting to comfort suck for about 2 hours. He's now sleeping..fingers crossed it stays that way for awhile!

coconuthoney · August 2009

Mine hates his swing and will nap for about 20 minutes if I put him down. If I keep him in my Moby wrap and sit on the exercise ball while I'm on the computer, he will nap for 1-3 hours. Just an idea...

MELLEN08 · August 2009

I went through a period of this when my LO was 3 months old. She would take 5-7 cat naps a day but none of them lasted more than 25-30 minutes.

She is nearing 5 months and now takes 2 long naps. 1 1/2-2 hours each!

Hang in there!

erika_sue · August 2009

I was having napping problems too, but I tried putting DD down every hour to 90 minutes, and that helped a lot. Two hours was just too long for her to be up. Sometimes she even has to go down after 45 minutes.

care22 · August 2009

I think it's a maturity issues. My DD was an awesome night sleeper, but wouldn't nap during the day for the world. Around 4.5 mos. she started getting more of a schedule and sleeping longer. She's now 5 months and we've got one long nap in the mornng a couple short naps in the afternoon. she's still a champion night time sleeper.

Shellbelle22 · August 2009

erika_sue:
I was having napping problems too, but I tried putting DD down every hour to 90 minutes, and that helped a lot. Two hours was just too long for her to be up. Sometimes she even has to go down after 45 minutes.

This. Plus we find she naps longer when she eats when she wakes up instead of shortly before her nap. She now naps for an hour and not 20 minutes like before.

arkabee · August 2009

erika_sue:
I was having napping problems too, but I tried putting DD down every hour to 90 minutes, and that helped a lot. Two hours was just too long for her to be up. Sometimes she even has to go down after 45 minutes.

Yeah, the only advice I have is to watch closely and put LO down for nap as soon as you see the first signs of her getting tired. For DS at that age, it was often between 50 and 70 minutes after waking from his last nap. It seemed like he was never awake for very long, but it did help him nap longer.

citymom2b · August 2009

We have the same problem. Some one stole my great napper and replaced her with dd who wakes up at 35 minutes on the dot. The pediatrician told me that she finds very active babies (dd has been wide eyed and alert since she came out and needs nonstop movement) tend to do cat naps only. If thats the way she is wired I guess there is nothing I can do about it. But on the rare occasion that she sleeps over an hour I want to through a party.

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