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7 months- one nap a day?

azsheenaazsheena
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For the last month, (well, really always) our afternoon nap has been hell. I spend 2-4 hours getting him to go to sleep and he sleeps for 30 minutes and wakes up screaming because he is so tired. I have tried leaving him, which used to work most days and he would go back to sleep, the last two weeks, he starts crying so hard he is choking, so I go get him, try to rock him back to sleep, but it rarely works. I have tried EVERYTHING except leaving him to CIO for an hour like Healthy Sleep Habits suggests. Anyway, I was telling a friend about it and she says her kids were just taking one afternoon nap at this age (7 months next week) and I should drop the morning nap. Is this really going to work? He starts getting cranky and 1.5/2 hours after waking up and goes down. How is he going to make it 5-6 hours? Is anyone's baby on this schedule. Her kids go to Kindercare and she says this is how they do it there.
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Re: 7 months- one nap a day?

  • azsheenaazsheena
    Oh yeah, I am trying to put him down awake but he gets on all fours and then rolls on his back. He can't sleep on his back. Even as a newborn he would not sleep more than 10 minutes on his back. The Dr told us to put him on his tummy after a week of this. But, he can't roll back to his tummy, so I go in after 15 minutes and check on him, and usually have to roll him back over. I have tried rocking him back down and just rolling him and leaving- neither one works.
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  • LadyDelilahLadyDelilah member

    Our DD has nights like this and I conap with her (to get her to sleep if I cant sacrifice the time but I love when I can) and she goes out like a light and sleeps about an hour or two. She sleeps in her crib at night just fine though

    Try what I said and try what your friend said see what works, its any port in the storm time. GL

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  • TheNewFryTheNewFry member

    We are having the exact same issue with both DD and DS.  It takes about 30-40 minutes to get them to sleep and they wake up after 20-40 minutes.  It is almost not worth it.  I read in the Babies First Year Week by Week book that some babies move to only one nap around 7 months!  Ha!  I don't believe that. Ours are exhausted 2-3 hrs after waking... ugh!

    I don't know what to do either and sorry to say I don't have any advice.  I just wanted to let you know that you aren't alone!  GL mama - hang in there!

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