Morning nap

rh10264706 · December 2013

Out of curiosity, how long after your lo wakes up are they ready for their first nap of the day? My lo gets up at 7 and is ready for a nap around 8:15-8:30. I feel bad putting him back to bed so soon. Ftm so I worry about everything. Thanks!

boymamaco · December 2013

That sounds normal to me. My LO needs to go back down around hour and a half to two hours after. Anything longer than that and he has a total meltdown. Its timing of the afternoon nap that I have a harder time with.

BlondieBia21 · December 2013

Yep normal. First nap of the day is crucial for us. She's usually awake for about an hour, if she's awake any longer than an hour 30, the whole day is screwed.

danal613 · December 2013

That's pretty normal for us too.

PB102012 · December 2013

Normal! My LO goes down about 2 hours after waking up.

Marvel1013 · December 2013

Same here. Unless her brother wakes her up or keeps her awake she has a nap around that time

pkaren · December 2013

First nap is usually an hour to an hour and a half max after waking up. If I wait too long, she has a crap nap which sets the day off for disastrous naps. Throughout the rest of the day its closer to two hours between naps.

thoughtfulmommy · December 2013

Same. We go down for the first nap at the hour and a half mark. He doesn't nap for long though- maybe 40mins. I'm working on that part. Hopefully his naps consolidate soon because I feel I just put him down for naps all day.

BubblyDevil · December 2013

Same. Its more of a catnap though, maybe I'll get 20 minutes out of him in the swing. But he'll swing for a good 90 minutes.

girlmama83 · December 2013

H wakes up eat between 630-7, nurses for a half hour, then we go back to sleep till 9 or 10 it's glorious

thoughtfulmommy · December 2013

lindsey61811 said:
H wakes up eat between 630-7, nurses for a half hour, then we go back to sleep till 9 or 10 it's glorious

Jealous!!

BelhurstBride · December 2013

KatieR2310 said:

Same here. Unless her brother wakes her up or keeps her awake she has a nap around that time

Ha! This is our house, too.

mrs.JL · December 2013

LO is up for 1-1.5 hours after waking. I have read that the first wake time should be shorter - like an extension of their night time sleep.

Caz1221 · December 2013

lindsey61811 said:
H wakes up eat between 630-7, nurses for a half hour, then we go back to sleep till 9 or 10 it's glorious

My LO is similar - she wakes between 6 and 7 to eat, then hangs out in her crib and talks to her mobile while I pump for 15-20 minutes in the nursery, then I rock her back to sleep, and she sleeps until 9:30 or 10:30. I workout in our living room and then shower with the baby monitor just in case she wakes up, but she hasn't yet. It's wonderful!

I do, however, have lots of trouble with naps for the rest of the day - she will only sleep in the k'tan or Ergo in the afternoon, and it's a fight to get her to sleep in the first place.

carrotcake06 · December 2013

The morning nap is always the best one.

Revez · December 2013

Sometimes I wonder if she sleeps too much. She goes to bed at 9 and wakes up at 9-10 (usually with 1-2 MOTN feedings). She's then up for 1.5-2 hours before going back to sleep for a 1.5-2 hour nap. But like @lucyspeople said, we have more trouble with the timing for our afternoon nap which usually falls between 3 and 4pm.

thoughtfulmommy · December 2013

Zever000 said:
Sometimes I wonder if she sleeps too much. She goes to bed at 9 and wakes up at 9-10 (usually with 1-2 MOTN feedings). She's then up for 1.5-2 hours before going back to sleep for a 1.5-2 hour nap. But like @lucyspeople said, we have more trouble with the timing for our afternoon nap which usually falls between 3 and 4pm.

I wish I had this problem. I've read the total amount of sleep for LOs our age in 24 hours can range from 12- 16 hours. Some babies just nap long during the day and others do not.

CourtJack · December 2013

Usually she goes 1.5 hours before being put down for her morning nap. Morning nap is usually 1.5 hours long. Then she'll take another nap 1.5 hours after she wakes up from the am one. This one may be her long afternoon nap or it's a 45 min cat nap. If a cat nap, her next nap is 50/50 chance of being another cat nap, or a longer 1.5-2 hour nap....as the weeks go by, the longer pm nap is becoming more frequent. So, our sked:

7-7:30 am - wake up

8:45-9:15 am - down for nap one

10:15 - 10:45 am - wake up

12:00-12:30pm - nap two

The afternoons are the inconsistent part b/c they depend on the length of the morning nap. But, if we cat nap our 2nd nap, the 3rd nap usually starts at 1:30-2pm. I find she can't stay awake as long between naps if she's only had a cat nap.

I anticipate this type of schedule to prevail for the next little while. Some days 4 naps, some days 3.

Anyways, I'm rambling. Hope this helps.

magdalina.h · December 2013

Ya know, I don't pay attention. We hang out and play and then she falls asleep. I have no idea how long her awake time is. I know that her naps are short if she's not on someone because she slaps herself awake.

Lorjo2022 · December 2013

I've often wondered about too much sleep also. I read LO at this age should be getting 15-16 hours of sleep (between naps and nighttime sleep).
LO eats at 930pm and hopefully asleep by 11pm. Up at about 330am to eat, back to sleep by 5am. Up at 830a to eat. Then he's good for an hour of awake time throughout the day before needing a nap. Some naps (1-2) are a good hour. The others are maybe 30-45 minutes. He can't decide if he want to be in his swing, or held and rocked, or throwing his arms and legs around and waking himself up, pacifier or thumb/whole fist in his mouth.. I just kinda roll with it.

Edit: posted too soon

henderson1026 · December 2013

about an hour

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