30 minutes does not a nap make. Why is this all we can do all day? Please start napping like a regular child. Love you.
Mommy
***UPDATE****
So yesterday afternoon he slept for two hours! TWO HOURS! That hasn't happened in weeks!
We had to completely skip a nap because of his Dr's appointment. I wonder if that's why I finally got him to stay down, or if he was just throwing me a bone. (He tends to do this about once a week)
Considering keeping him up today to see if it makes a difference. Or it might make him an ANGRY child...
Re: Dear DS.... *updated*
I used to only put him in swaddled (so he couldn't be buckled) and he managed to learn how to flip over = dangerous! But now that he's unswaddled I can try. Do you let yours nap in the crib, and as soon as they wake transfer to the swing?
He usually gets to about 1.5 hours awake before I put him down. With all this 30 minute crap, we're taking a lot of naps a day..
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Yes, she naps in the crib to start, and then when she wakes, I put her in the swing. But we've been phasing that out. I'm crossing fingers that her 2nd nap goes better than the 1st today (my girlfriend watches her at our house during the day)
I did just get DS back to sleep after a 35 minute nap... honestly, I haven't really tried to before. He woke up crying, and instead of picking him up and going on with our day, I started singing his lullabye. Around the third run-through he went back to sleep (so less than 5 minutes of hanging out with him). We'll see if it lasts!
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Of course they do, but I can't really say when
My DS never napped in his crib. EVER, until like 7-8 months when I finally ditched the swing. He never woke at 45 min's chronically like my DD is doing.
PS. It didn't last. All my effort bought me 5 more minutes.
No idea on a swing. I'd probably just let it go, but my guy didn't really appreciate the swing.
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Well, this second nap he woke up after about 35 minutes, went back to sleep for 5, woke up again and nursed, and now he's been conked out beside me in my bed for the last 25 minutes. So, not ideal, but at least a longer nap.
Grandma is coming to babysit for a bit while I dig my potatoes, so hopefully he'll sleep for another 15-30 minutes and be a happy little guy for her at 2:30.
There is hope. I think. I'm starting to doubt myself, but I think that's the head cold talking.
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