Not enough sleep for baby

Re: Not enough sleep for baby

• tttwalters member

  January 2014

  my lo naps in my bed. I usually lay down with him and then leave once he is asleep. He will nap for almost 2 hours like this. If I put him in his crib I only get 30 min and a fussy baby.

   

   

  

   

   

   

  

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• Jillsee member

  January 2014

  Thank you @tttwalters its definitely worth a try! That's how he will go to bed sometimes (when he is being a bear) and then be transferred into the crib.

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• Cricket81 member

  January 2014

  I'm really no help - I still nurse to sleep for naps and night time.

  

  

  
  

  
  

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• Jillsee member

  January 2014

  @cricket81 and @kari5186 Thank you both. We also nurse to sleep. Unfortunately it's been more like ... Nurse to half asleep. Wake once removed from nursing position He's fighting me tooth and nail!
  
  @34blondie I'm working on consistency Traveling and sickness really bucked the trend for us. Thank you so much for sharing! Happy it's working for you Much appreciated!

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• Jillsee member

  January 2014

  @steamboat1679 we are now in that window! Dozing while nursing as I type. Fingers crossed. Thank you for sharing!

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• numbersgirl08 member

  January 2014

  We put down awake after doing sleep training a month or so ago.  She takes her first nap about 2 hours after she wakes up.  Her second nap is about 2.5 hours after she wakes up from her first, and her third nap is about 2.5 hours after she wakes up from her second.  Her first and second naps are typically a little over an hour, although we often get only 45 minutes and sometimes the occasional 2 hour nap.  Her third nap is often a cat nap to tide her over in the evening, and we try to make sure she is awake by 5:30 to make sure she'll go to sleep at bedtime. We aim for about 3 hours of napping a day (although clearly she does what she wants!).  She naps in her crib for all naps except the third, which is sometimes in the car or on the boob.

  
  

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• KellenHi21 member

  January 2014

  Cricket81 said:

  I'm really no help - I still nurse to sleep for naps and night time.

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• cafecreme member

  January 2014

  Babies this age should be getting around 14 hours a sleep everyday, give or take an hour. 

  
  

  2 hours after she wakes up is her first nap, and then about 4 hours after that for her 2nd, and then goes to bed for the night from 9:30-8.

  
  

   
  

  
  

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• Jillsee member

  January 2014

  Thank all you ladies for sharing @beary+ghastly ive seen/read similar. that's what we are working towards... He's just fighting it! Silly boy does not want to sleep despite my best efforts to help him. Today has gone better than most in terms of napping. Hopefully it will translate to a smoother evening. Fx!

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• cafecreme member

  January 2014

  Jillsee said:

  Thank all you ladies for sharing @beary+ghastly ive seen/read similar. that's what we are working towards... He's just fighting it! Silly boy does not want to sleep despite my best efforts to help him. Today has gone better than most in terms of napping. Hopefully it will translate to a smoother evening. Fx!

  
  

  C had the same issues last month, and every so often we're still working on it. It's 10:30 and she still isn't asleep. But yes, 2 hours after waking up is the sweet spot for her first nap. 

  
  

   
  

  
  

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• kari.sandall member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  I put my babies down 90-120 minutes after they wake up. They nap for between 1-3 hours. Then I do the same for their second nap which is usually 1-2 hours.
  
  I put them down drowsy in their cribs and turn on a little music thing that plays for a few minutes.
  
  I agree the time window makes all the difference. If I miss the window they nap horribly or won't go down at all.

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