if you let your child cio at all... a nap question

bride2be8108 · January 2012

how long would you let them cry for a nap? We did Ferber for bed but naps are not happening as easily.

How long would you let your 10 month old cry?until they fall asleep? Or is there a 45 min cut off?

shanplu · January 2012

i will let him whine until he fell asleep but screaming crying maybe 10 minutes.

LoveMaBaybee · January 2012

If DS is absolutely losing it, I will take him out of his crib for 5-10 min and try again. It isn't necessarily how long he has been crying for, more what type of cry it is. If I know it is a sleepy cry and that he will fall asleep soon, I will leave him. But if he is screaming his face off for more than a minute, I'll take him out and try again.

rosesandpeonies · January 2012

Ferber is a 30 minute cut off. You still go in at different intervals but if it goes on for 30 mins take them out and try again in a half hour or so.

leneae10 · January 2012

LoveMaBaybee:
If DS is absolutely losing it, I will take him out of his crib for 5-10 min and try again. It isn't necessarily how long he has been crying for, more what type of cry it is. If I know it is a sleepy cry and that he will fall asleep soon, I will leave him. But if he is screaming his face off for more than a minute, I'll take him out and try again.

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HenHen25 · January 2012

According Henry's behaviorial therapist, 1 hour. I don't come back no matter how upset he is.

RachieTK · January 2012

We followed Healthy Sleep Habbits Happy Child, which says 1 hour. It has never taken that long though. Morning nap takes about 5 minutes of complaining (not really screaming, just fussing) and afternoon depends on his mood - sometimes 5 sometimes 30 - but then he will sleep an hour or so.

Ernie52408 · January 2012

Ferber suggests a 30 minute cut off.

For DS I found a 45 minute cut off worked better. He tended to fall asleep at the 30-35 minute mark. I also found the check ins didn't work for him. For naps I had to do full extinction. Every kid is different.

If he is hysterical crying I pull him out after 10 minutes or so and try again later. Usually he's just crying because he's pissed about having to take a nap.