Any other babies that don't nap much??

KYlove28 · July 2012

Oh my.... this sweet little girl gives me a hard time during the day! She seriously only has three or four 30 min cat naps ALL DAY!!! It's insane. My older daughter was taking three or four 60 min naps at this age. The girl won't nap!! I have no idea if this is normal or acceptable. The good thing is, she usually sleeps 9-10 hours straight at night. Mostly 9pm to 7am, so I am thankful for that. But it is so exhausting going all day long because she is not a really content baby - she has high needs. Yawn. Anyone else out there like this?

huahualove · July 2012

I wish ds napped that much.

Kristendianne · July 2012

huahualove:
I wish ds napped that much.

My thoughts exactly! My baby takes maybe two 30 minute naps a day. I consider a solid two hour nap a great day. That happens once or twice a week. My baby also only sleeps about 8 hours a night and still wakes up once or twice a night. I'd love it if my baby slept as well as yours!

joyfullyfound · July 2012

That is pretty much my DDs schedule too... sometimes she surprises me with a nap that is an hour long, or even a miracle one that is 2 hours... but mostly it is 4-5 30 minute naps a day. Its tough because its so repetitive, with no a whole lot of awake time before she is tired again, but we are making do.

You could try bumping her awake time a little longer and see if that gets her to sleep longer as well. For some babies, that is exactly what they needed, and for other babies they just get more overtired. Its worth a shot though!

ktpaladino · July 2012

DS takes 2 or 3 fifteen minute naps a day. I rush around like I mad woman trying to get stuff down when he is down. I EBF and he's still waking every 3 hours at night to feed also.

laurack · July 2012

Today mine took two 20 minute naps. She doesn't sttn either.

So, I'm kind of jealous of you,ha

chrisandmonique4ever · July 2012

Kristendianne:
huahualove:
I wish ds napped that much.
My thoughts exactly! My baby takes maybe two 30 minute naps a day. I consider a solid two hour nap a great day. That happens once or twice a week. My baby also only sleeps about 8 hours a night and still wakes up once or twice a night. I'd love it if my baby slept as well as yours!

this except we are still up 3 times a night breastfeeding

Pdxmom73 · July 2012

DD has started taking one good nap in the morning of 1 hour but all other naps are in my arms or being worn in the carrier. Like someone else said, I run around the house like a mad women getting as much as I can done in the 1 hour she sleeps. I am also getting really good at getting things done while wearing her. I am hoping to get a better nap schedule going in august because starting in September, I will be watching another LO of a neighbors and naps from both of them will be a must!

bbpb112 · July 2012

My son only takes 2 or 3 cat naps a day, maybe 45-50 minutes. He does sleep 12 hours every night though. I've noticed the more play time we have, the longer his naps get. Hopefully it's just a phase and she grows out of it soon. It will get better

Dookie3211 · July 2012

Yes- unfortunately this is the new trend with my son. The last 2 weekends (he's at day care during the week) you could set your clock by it. 30 min on the dot- he wakes up. We tried putting him down earlier, putting him down later, it doesn't matter. If he wakes up crying we'll try and put him back down and can maybe stretch it to an hour or hour and a 1/2. Most of the time when he wakes up though he's happy and just starts babbling in his crib. He's 4 months right now so I don't know if this is the wakeful period or something else. He's starting to STTN again (had a few rough weeks for a while) so I guess in the grand scheme of things it could be worse. I'm just worried he's not getting enough sleep.

Kiedis · July 2012

My LO sucks at naps. A few things I have been doing lately - driving extra far to run my errands and leaving just as he gets sleepy. The car ride knocks him out, and it it's long enough, I can usually transfer the car seat to the stroller without waking him. A short car ride doesn't cut it.

Also, in the afternoon, I lie down in bed with him. He used to sleep so well in my arms, but lately he's not really into this. Lying down in bed, I nurse him to sleep. When he wakes up, he'll sometimes go back down when he notices I'm right there with him. If not, another quick nurse will sometimes do the trick. I don't get anything done, but hes less cranky.

Of course, what works one week often doesnt work the next, so who knows!

nolamom73 · August 2012

My 5 month old daughter does the same. I asked the doctor about it as she's been like this since 2 months. The doctor said some babies are like that, they get all their sleep at night. Honestly I'm happy with her sleeping through the night and playing all day.

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