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Q about late afternoon nap/bedtime

aelliott04aelliott04 member
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Just turned 3m. LO gets sleepy around 5ish. probably 80% of the time. Should I let him nap for 30 mins or so and then do bedtime around 6:30/7 or start bedtime routine around 5 and go to bed by 5:30-6? Anyone else had same issue?
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Re: Q about late afternoon nap/bedtime

  • CrazyMary77CrazyMary77 member
    Does your LO wake up on his own after about 30 mins when he goes to sleep at 5 or are you waking him up? If he wakes naturally and is alert for that time period, I would keep that as a nap, and make his bedtime later. Basically, follow his cues.
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  • jannv11jannv11 member
    DD does best when she gets an evening nap before bedtime.  Her bedtime is usually 8ish though and she naps every 2 hours so a 5 -6 nap is normal for her. 
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  • smash1228smash1228 member
    DD gets a nap around 5:30 or 6 but I only let her sleep for 30 min. She nurses at 7:30 and down for the night no later than 8. If she doesn't nap she is really fussy until she nurses. Plus it lets me get dinner ready!
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  • VPGIRL06VPGIRL06 member

    cat naps around that time for this age are really normal.  LO at 6 months will still take it if she wakes up to early from her afternoon nap-I don't let her stay up past 4 hours at a time so sometimes that cat nap will bridge that gap if there's a 5-6 hour time lapse due to early nap or plans that had to interfere.

    LO took a cat nap around that time until she was 5.5 months, when we transitioned to 2 naps.

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