Wake windows
My little girl has just turned 5 months today and she rarely naps maybe 2 naps a day 3 max, she has a 2 hour nap from 2-4 which is the longest she’s ever slept for a nap and went to bed at 7:30, she fell asleep easy but was waking every 15 ish mins In the end I gave up and she ended up going to bed at 10:30. Was that last wake window too short? I didn’t do wake windows with my first so this is all new to me
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Waking multiple times could be down to being overtired, especially as you say she rarely naps.
@Natisha I’m not sure what to do though because I do everything I would normally do when the normal wake windows should be and she just won’t go to sleep? Or she’s just smiling at me so happy it’s a awkward one
She could have low sleep needs but then be overtired before it gets to bedtime. From 6 months you can follow forced naps instead of wake windows and maybe it will make her more tired and make naps more successful, I’d maybe also switch to 2 naps at that point.
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Wake windows for 5 month olds are usually between 2-3 hours and it’s recommended they’re awake for 2-2.5 hours before they go to bed, so I don’t think her wake window was too short, no. But it’s so baby dependant. Just for fun I tracked my baby’s naps and his wake windows are usually about 1.15 but he catnaps.