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Working, naps, and bedtime

kristinyoung111kristinyoung111 member
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I have a daughter that is just turning three months. She sleeps great at night (last night she slept 7 hours, had a brief feeding, and slept three more). However, we have a really hard time getting her to take naps. She acts tired, and we will try putting her down to sleep, but she will doze for maybe 10 minutes max before she is up again. This behavior seems to happen only when I'm working; on the weekends, she will nap with me just fine if I lie down in bed with her and nurse her to sleep. I work from 1:00 pm to 10:30 pm. She also refuses to go to sleep before 12 am. My husband is a SAHD. I'm not sure what either of us should do to help her A) get an earlier bedtime and B) get her to take naps. I don't want her to be sleep deprived.
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  • kristinyoung111kristinyoung111 member
    Good Im glad it is supposed to be hard! I thought maybe I was just doing something wrong that was causing it to be hard. We try to let her fuss a little when she wakes up after ten minutes, but after about a minute or two of fussing, or if her fussing escalates, we go to her.
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    Yup, he tries lying down with her. She just sits there wanting to play. I'm glad it is normal. I will keep playing around with it and see what works for her.
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  • jnnfrrose6jnnfrrose6 member
    So LO fusses for a minute or two and then you go get her?  Do you try to settle her down, or just get her up?  It sounds like it's time to find the right sleep training for your family and stick with it.  We let LO fuss for a bit before going to him, but we didn't get him up until we had to go to him 3 times.
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    Correct. I actually looked up a bunch about sleep training last night. I was reading about how long she should be awake and it sounds like maybe that is part of the problem. I fed her and put her down an hour after she woke up this morning and she napped for 45 minutes. Still short, but much better than a ten minute cat nap or no nap at all. I tried the same thing again the second time she woke up. She was great until I left, then she won't go to sleep for DH. He said he tried putting her down but she would just fuss and wouldn't sleep. I didn't think they are supposed to have separation anxiety or notice mom's absence as much at this age.
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