3 naps a day?

ebd08 · August 2012

If your baby naps 3 times a day, what times do you put them down for a nap and how long do they sleep each time?

CountingUp · August 2012

Nap 1 = around 11am lasts 30 minutes

Nap 2 = around 3 pm and lasts up to 2 hours (this is new!!!)

Nap 3 = around 6:30 pm and lasts 30 min

I am really looking forward to a consolidated afternoon nap!

* I hold her for 2/3 of her naps

laken256 · August 2012

Nap one is about 1 to 2 hours after he wakes up for the day. It depends on him. Sometimes he's happy and playing for 2 hours, other times, he barely makes it up long enough to get a diaper change, eat, and play a few minutes before he gets sleepy again. But he sleeps for about 30 mins to an hour.

Second nap is after lunch. He goes down really easy for this one and sleeps about 2 hours, sometimes even 3. He's usually down by about noon or 1 pm for this one.

Last nap is around our dinner time. He takes his nap around 6 or 7. This is short, maybe 30 minutes. Then back up to play. His bedtime is normally around 930 or so and he doesn't fight bed time so I figure this routine works well. He's happy and so am I, so I don't fight it.

Edited to say that our schedule is very flexible and these are just estimates. He has very clear cues for being sleepy, so we go by that. For example, if he wakes at 730 a.m. and is happy and playing til 11, then starts rubbing his head and playing with his ears, I put him down for a nap. I don't force 3 naps a day, that's just the schedule he has set. But we go with the flow. If he takes a later nap and sleeps til 830 pm, though, he still goes to bed at 930 but we rarely have any issues with him fighting sleep, even with a late nap.

sunflwra · August 2012

When she's at home we look for sleep cues but in general:

Wake: 7ish am

1st nap: 8:30 or 9am and usually lasts 1-1.5 hours

2nd nap: 12:30 or 1pm and usually lasts 1-2 hours

3rd nap: 4:30 or 5pm and usually lasts 45 mins to an hour

Goes to sleep at 6:30 or 7pm

She naps 2-3 times at daycare since she doesn't seem to sleep as long and then she usually falls asleep on the way home and will do another mini nap then

alainasmom121 · August 2012

Wake-8am

Nap #1-9:30 (1hr)

Nap #2-1:00 (1hr)

Nap #3-5:00 (1hr)

Bed & Asleep-8:30

khbe14 · August 2012

Usually wakes up around 730, first nap is at 930- 45min-1 hr

Second nap- 1-2pm usually 1-2hrs

Third nap is usually a 30 min catnap around dinner time. I used to not let him nap after 6 but it doesn't seem to affect his bedtime or nighttime sleep so I let him nap whenever he wants.

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