Naps

Naps are short for my 4 month old but his overnight sleep is very good! My baby is so alert and wants to see and do everything so getting him to nap is such a challenge!

@Katie Duggan same!! Mine sleeps overnight great. But always been a short napper… we’ve been able to get him to sleep an hour for his first nap maybe this last week but this is so rare!! I read that around 4-6 months is when they start consolidating naps so I’m hoping they’re starting to lengthen

Just curious what your wake windows or schedule are. Mine is still napping only 30 minutes 😩 but same that nighttime sleep is decent

@Anna wake windows are about 1.5-2 hours. He turned 4 months on the 20th & I put him down awake and let him fall asleep on his own. Before I was rocking him to sleep or doing contact and transferring and he would wake up instantly so now I’m putting him down awake and letting him fall asleep on his own

I’m so nervous with putting him down awake. I rock now and it’s the shortest naps. Did you deal with crying? Also, did you give paci?

@Anna my son unfortunately does not take a paci AT ALL 😭😭. Sometimes when I do put him down he does cry, but sometimes he doesn’t also. If he cries I try to soothe him cribside but I do not pick him up. Patting for a minute or two and shushing usually does the trick. Try it! You’ll be surprised at what your baby will do.

Ok thank you! That is helpful. My son will take a paci 50/50.