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Short Naps

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My 4-month old seems to be hardwired for 35 minute naps. I have worked extremely hard using techniques like the baby whisperer's shoosh/pat method with little results. I can get him to go back to sleep sometimes, but it never truly seems to "train" him to effectively transition in a nap himself.

I feel confident I am doing the following things right: put him to bed when he's tired, dark room, white noise and fan, in bed drowsy but not asleep, do not nurse to sleep, etc.  

 Baby whisperer says these short naps at this age are a problem, while other sources I have read say that some babies are not ready for "nap consolidation" until up to six months. Am I worrying for nothing? 

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  • RedRose87RedRose87
    Idk but my little one only naps for 45 minutes every 1.5 hours UNLESS I am holding him. He wakes a lot at night too.We also put him down drowsy, etc. No luck. We just let him nap more often.
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  • EveryusernameistakenEveryusernameistaken member

    I'm not sure about the nap stuff, but while I got some great info from The Baby Whisperer (love the EASY routine!) I feel like some of her inforrmation is kind of kooky (especially regarding breastfeeding -- sample quote: ?As this book is being written, scientists are experimenting with the notion of genetically altering cows to produce human breast milk. If that happens, perhaps in the future everyone will tout cow?s milk" !!!).  So if the only reason you're concerned is because of what she says, I wouldn't worry.  Trust yourself, you know your kiddo best :)

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  • unaveragejaneunaveragejane member
    I am totally having the same problem!!! Today for his first nap, he slept for about 30 minutes, then woke up and took four 5-minute naps with me patting and shushing away. I'm trying to move DS to a 4 hour schedule b/c that is supposed to help with getting longer naps, but since he finally just got onto a 3 hour schedule, I'm not sure he's ready to go 4 hours without eating.  FWIW, I've been trying to use the BW techniques to coax some longer naps out of him since Thursday, and he's not fighting going down for a nap as much now, so I think the routine helps. He also wound up taking a longer nap this afternoon. At first, he woke up after 13 minutes, but when I finally got him back to sleep, he slept for 55 minutes and I actually had to wake him up so his next bottle wouldn't be too late. I am going to keep working on naps for a bit longer b/c I personally feel like he's not getting enough sleep with 2 or 3 30 minute catnaps, even if he sleeps well at night (which he doesn't always do).
                 

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  • june2012momjune2012mom member
    Im having the same problem.  My son will take 1 one hour nap in the morning and then two 30 min naps in the afternoon. I have also tried everything and nothing has worked.  I see his ped tomorrow for our 4 month check up so I will ask.  If I find out anything beneficial I will let you all know :)
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  • GracieBlueGracieBlue member
    My lo takes a 20 minute nap 2-3 times a day.  She will not sleep longer n matter what I try.  I have given up trying to get her to nap longer!
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  • klh32960klh32960

    The fact that I have to feed him every 2.5 hours because of the short and frequent naps, makes me think something is wrong here.  He should at least be moving towards a four hour schedule, but that doesn't seem possible.  He still definitely wants to go down for a nap at 1.5 hours.  

    We have shooshed and patted a lot with very little luck (at least it never really seems to "train" him), and now it's becoming nearly impossible because he twists his body when we're trying to do it.  I don't really feel like he's ready for pick up/ put down, and I can't really let him cry throughout that process while my older child is still trying to nap.  

    He never fights going down for naps, and he sleeps well at night.  

    Today, he slept two thirty minute naps in the morning.  He woke up after 30 minutes at his third nap, but was beside himself upset.  I changed his diaper, reswaddled him, and redid our bedtime routine.  It worked, but I can't say I learned anything from the success.  All told, he was asleep for about two hours.  I think he was just finally exhausted from the short naps, as I had not helped him get a longer nap in the Moby wrap at all over the past couple of days (I only do this if we have to go out).  

    Anyway, still lost as to what to do next, but thanks for making me feel like I'm not alone! :) 

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  • SocialworkgirlSocialworkgirl member
    I'm a little late but I'm going through the same thing. A lot of my mom friends with LO's a little older said they experienced the same thing but that it got better over time.  GL!
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