Super short naps??

Re: Super short naps??

• tisunge602 member

  March 2014

  Part of that is the 4MW. Babies hit the end of their first sleep cycle around the 30 minute mark and often can't get themselves back to sleep... and this becomes even more pronounced at the 4 month mark. My little guy will usually take two short naps and one longer one during the day... and I often have to help him fall back asleep for the long one around the 30-minute mark.

  
  

  When I hear him wake up at 30 minutes, I will take a minute or two and try to help him fall back asleep but if he seems too awake, I will get him up.

  
  

  Hope that helps.

    
  
  
  

  
  

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• maycouple member

  March 2014

  Thanks! I have suspected 4MW but questioned it since she's doing so well at night--just another fun phase, right?

  

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• cagoldi member

  March 2014

  LOL. That's assuming I can even get him to take a nap before he becomes a total basket case.
  
  Naps are pretty much out the window. He seems to be doing okay at DC with naps but on the weekend it's a disaster. I guess because we don't have a routine if it's not a work day.
  

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• Zilly13 member

  March 2014

  Most kids don't drop down to 1 nap per day until almost a year old, so definitely don't try pushing your LO to that sort of schedule yet. 

  

  

  
  

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• justmepreggo2020 member

  March 2014

  3 to 4 15-20 minute naps is what I get out if my guy!! Hardly ever 30+ minutes..
  At night he goes down latest by 9:30 and wakes up the first time 1:30-2:00 and the second time anywhere around 4:00-5:00 and is up for the day at 7:00. Lately though, he's been laying there awake with me until 8:00 just babbling and looking around which is really nice.

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• Mum2Be28 member

  March 2014

  My son is 19.5 weeks and he sleeps 10-12 hours straight at night and his naps are just so so. He typically wakes at 6:30/7, takes a cat nap around 8, then takes about an hour nap around 10 and then the rest of the day he might take 2 more cat naps-- maybe! Occasionally ill get one really long nap but not usually.

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