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Babies: 6 - 9 Months
JulieMarie21
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XP: nap training help...please!
JulieMarie21
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Something has got to change at our house. We're thinking about nap training in the next few weeks, because this baby HATES to sleep and naps have become a long process of bouncing and shushing, and never putting her down, and she is only getting larger, so it is becoming harder and harder for us to bounce her around for 20+ minutes. We did Ferber for night sleep with success and were considering doing that for naps.
If you did Ferber for naps, how did it go?
If you used another method, what was it/what did you do and how did it go over with LO?This discussion has been closed.
Re: XP: nap training help...please!
Naps are SO hard. Between 1 and 5 months our LO napped almost exclusively in the swing. When it stopped working so well we went to the crib cold turkey and ended up doing full extinction because check and console (ferber) was harder on him. It took less than a week to see improvement, but we've still had a few regressions over the past few months. We always eventually return to extinction and he gets back on track.
When we started CIO we instituted a nap routine of story and song while rocking and we use the sleep sheep.
Until 4 months of age, our LO took naps in swing - yes he would fuss for about 10 minutes in his swing but he would eventually fall asleep.
About two weeks ago we started nap training in his crib. He always sleeps great at nights so we set up his room for naps pretty much the same way. I'm not sure who's method we use because I have read so many books.
I let him cry for 15-20 minutes and he has yet to go more than 15 minutes before he stops crying and falls asleep. If he does go over 20 minutes - I go in - I don't pick him up - tell him everything is going to be ok and that I love him and I offer him is pacy - I only stay 30-45 seconds and leave and the time starts again.
We did this for night time too and the first night he would almost an hour but he eventually fall asleep and the next night was about 10 minutes and now at night he hardly ever fusses.
Nap-times are here and there - sometimes he fusses 2 minutes and is off in dreamland and sometimes 10 minutes. The key is to decide what you want to do and be consistent.
Yes it is hard to hear your child cry but in the long run you are doing the best thing for them - teaching them to self-sooth and sleep. Oh the gift of sleep. Such a great gift. Hope that helps.