Do you wake your babies from naps?

erindawn · February 2010

Or let them sleep until they wake? We've always limited LO's naptime but since he sleeps so poorly at night, I'm wondering if I shouldn't let him sleep more during the day to make sure he's not over tired.

What do you do?

Lovemyfireman1 · February 2010

Never wake a sleeping baby. I like to stick with that rule of thumb. If they are sleeping they are tired.

Linden's momma · February 2010

Lovemyfireman1:
Never wake a sleeping baby. I like to stick with that rule of thumb. If they are sleeping they are tired.

This exactly!

tlong · February 2010

Lovemyfireman1:
Never wake a sleeping baby. I like to stick with that rule of thumb. If they are sleeping they are tired.

this. i've noticed when DS naps less, he doesnt sleep as well at night.

Violet's Mommy · February 2010

Lovemyfireman1:
Never wake a sleeping baby. I like to stick with that rule of thumb. If they are sleeping they are tired.

This.

megd06 · February 2010

I never. ever. wake a sleeping baby. ever. ALWAYS goes bad...

abrix96 · February 2010

Violet's Mommy:

Lovemyfireman1:
Never wake a sleeping baby. I like to stick with that rule of thumb. If they are sleeping they are tired.

This.

ditto

mm&cc · February 2010

I never do unless I have to take my son to karate or something. DD sleeps much better at night when she naps well during the day. I would never wake her as a way to limit her naptime.

sunnyday016 · February 2010

DH puts her down when they get home from daycare (DD will not nap at daycare so she's wiped out when they get home. I wake her around 6:30 to feed her, play a little bit, then she goes to bed at 8-8:30. So I guess to answer your question, Yes I do.

GeminA1 · February 2010

only if we have somewhere to be.

VERY rarely though....i try to plan accordingly to avoid waking him up!

DarcyLongfellow · February 2010

I would never, ever try to limit her naps.

I've only woken her up a few times in her life. All of them were when she was sleeping too late and we had somewhere we absolutely had to be (like an appointment with her pediatrician).

If she's sleeping, I figure she needs it!

(Sometimes she'll sleep late, which means she goes to bed late. But even then I don't wake her -- I just figure she'll go to bed later and sleep later the next morning.)

katypresson · February 2010

The ONLY time I wake DS from naps is if I have no choice. Examples: must leave the house for doctor's appointment or other equally important event, to bring him inside the house from the car (he likes to nap on the drive home from grandpa's). Otherwise...I NEVER wake a sleeping baby!

MegAce06 · February 2010

we have only woken DD from a nap a few times, and that was only bc we had somewhere to be.

kerivp · February 2010

I'm not sure why you would wake them? The only time I do is when I have a scheduled appt somewhere and we need to leave the house.

UrbanHippieMama · February 2010

DarcyLongfellow:

I would never, ever try to limit her naps.

I've only woken her up a few times in her life. All of them were when she was sleeping too late and we had somewhere we absolutely had to be (like an appointment with her pediatrician).

If she's sleeping, I figure she needs it!

(Sometimes she'll sleep late, which means she goes to bed late. But even then I don't wake her -- I just figure she'll go to bed later and sleep later the next morning.)

Exactly this.

grettaz · February 2010

I usually let her sleep as long as she wants. The only exception is if we have to be somewhere or if her afternoon nap runs past 5:00, which hardly ever happens. If she takes a monster nap in the am, she will sometimes skip her pm nap, which is fine with me.