30 minute naps

eccoogan · June 2014

Is anyone else still dealing with these?! It's brutal! Actually, I'm lucky if I get 30 minutes - usually closer to 25. I know I probably just need to wait for her to consolidate sleep on her own, but it's killing me! The other day she took 6 naps. She is usually happy when she wakes up but needs to go back down after only 1.5 hours, which makes me think it's not enough. I've tried going in and patting her bum, rocking her, keeping her in her crib for a while after she wakes up - nothing works! I want so badly for her to take nice long, restorative naps. Do I just have to wait it out?

MissyC979 · June 2014

Yes, he will only take long naps if I'm holding him. Crib naps are typically 20-40 minutes.

ETA: Going back down between 90 to 120 minutes isn't uncommon at this age.

sleepymonkey · June 2014

Sunshine5788 said:

30 minute naps are my life. We are lucky if she naps 3 times a day. However she is a pretty good night time sleeper, so I'll take the shorter naps during the day.

This sounds like my DD. Her naps are usually 20-30 minutes, maybe 2-3 times a day. But she sleeps like a champ at night so I just try to remind myself that we're really lucky in that respect.

lollipoppoop · June 2014

She only sucks at napping if shes with me, apparently at the babysitters she sleeps for hours.

Caitlinh27 · June 2014

Yup. 30 minutes at the most and usually only 2 times a day, MAYBE 3 if I'm lucky. Oh, and he's also a really shitty sleeper at night. Fun times.

boston143 · June 2014

Another 30 minute napper over here. DS usually naps for 30 minutes 4-5 times per day. I would kill for a whole hour to take care of things at least once a day!

Snoopylovesbelle · June 2014

I am not alone! My LO was napping so well and now it's 2-3 30-45 minute naps if I'm lucky. She sleeps better at night if she naps longer in the afternoon. I've been trying to get her nap while I hold her because she will go longer. She was sleeping 2hrs in her crib. It's like she can't make it past the first sleep cycle.

ladameperdue · June 2014

My LO sucks at napping everywhere, for anyone. 30 min tops and it's a fight to get her asleep. Often whenever the fussing has stopped and I peek in, she's given up and is playing. Sleeping through the night now though, thankfully.

bty19 · June 2014

Have you tried putting down 2 hours after being awake? I've mentioned it before on here but it's done WONDERS for my girl. Doesn't matter if she is wide awake, seems happy, isn't showing signs of fatigue - 2 hours after last nap they go down.
I used to only get 30 minuters as well....now they are at least 1- 1.5 hours.

*I can now push it to 2.5 hours of being awake, since we've been doing it for about a month now....after that she gets cranky.

mamaj1220 · June 2014

K has been a shitty napper from day one. Good night sleeper but I'm lucky if we get 20 minutes twice a day. I guess he's okay with that though BC he's not cranky or tired acting so I just roll with it.

canicksmom · June 2014

bty19 said:
Have you tried putting down 2 hours after being awake? I've mentioned it before on here but it's done WONDERS for my girl. Doesn't matter if she is wide awake, seems happy, isn't showing signs of fatigue - 2 hours after last nap they go down.
I used to only get 30 minuters as well....now they are at least 1- 1.5 hours.

*I can now push it to 2.5 hours of being awake, since we've been doing it for about a month now....after that she gets cranky.

@bty19‌ I gave it a shot after you mentioned it recently. For this short period, at least, it has made a big difference for DS. This has been especially helpful in light of having to wean and working to get him to do most of his sleeping in the crib. Thanks for sharing your experience!

OP, some naps are an hour, but more often shorter in the last week. We're at 2-3x/day, sometimes 1 more if we also take a walk or are in the car. Nighttime is still brutal.

bty19 · June 2014

CLY80 said:

Have you tried putting down 2 hours after being awake? I've mentioned it before on here but it's done WONDERS for my girl. Doesn't matter if she is wide awake, seems happy, isn't showing signs of fatigue - 2 hours after last nap they go down.
I used to only get 30 minuters as well....now they are at least 1- 1.5 hours.

*I can now push it to 2.5 hours of being awake, since we've been doing it for about a month now....after that she gets cranky.
@bty19‌ I gave it a shot after you mentioned it recently. For this short period, at least, it has made a big difference for DS. This has been especially helpful in light of having to wean and working to get him to do most of his sleeping in the crib. Thanks for sharing your experience! OP, some naps are an hour, but more often shorter in the last week. We're at 2-3x/day, sometimes 1 more if we also take a walk or are in the car. Nighttime is still brutal.

GOOD!!

Danicali · June 2014

Same. Sometimes on the weekends he will nap better. Not sure why? Maybe because there's two of us to play with him. Lol. Who knows. But normally he has 45 min naps.

raceyt16 · June 2014

For those of you that have cat nappers, do they generally seem well rested after the nap? LO is a cat napper here - anywhere form 3-5 naps/day from 30-40 minutes each. I wouldn't mind, except for the fact that he usually wakes up crying and still seems tired. We do CIO with him at night and have tried the same for naps, but once he's up, he's up.

Danicali · June 2014

He's rested. I'm not. Lol

eccoogan · June 2014

@bty19‌ - she's not really ever up longer than 2 hours but I'll sometimes put her down after an hour or an hour and a half - do you do 2 hours no matter what or earlier if you notice sleepy cues?

Apparently now we've entered some sort of 6 month sleep regression, so that's all kinds of fun.

bty19 · June 2014

eccoogan said:

@bty19‌ - she's not really ever up longer than 2 hours but I'll sometimes put her down after an hour or an hour and a half - do you do 2 hours no matter what or earlier if you notice sleepy cues? Apparently now we've entered some sort of 6 month sleep regression, so that's all kinds of fun.

If I notice sleepy cues sooner then yes I put her down. Only happened a few times thought...2 hours is her magic number i think.

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