3 Month Old Sleeping Problems

G.,
You are very perceptive :) I had my first daughter when I was 18, 24 years ago LOL! Anyway, my mother worked days and I worked nights. She slept like a baby for my mom and was up a lot for me too. My own dear daughter was not a cuddly baby. But she cried a lot when I put her down. It was like she just needed to be fiddled with so she new I was there. Sometimes I would get so little sleep that I'd put the swing by my bed and wind it up (ha ha, that's all they had back then!), and then I'd doze for 15 minutes. When it stopped she'd cry. I'd get up, talk with her, wind it up and we'd do it again until I finally got enough little catnaps to get up and move on.

Hang in there. You'll get through this time and in a few years you'll be missing this stage.

Suzi

Your instincts might be right about the naps. He may notice that something is different. You probably bring a different kind of activity to his life, and he might just want to stay up and enjoy the fun.

My 13 month old fights sleep at all costs, but it is much easier to get him to go to sleep in a quiet room. Unfortunately, it's often difficult to find such a thing in my house!

You seem to be handling a difficult situation with a lot of maturity. It's wonderful that you take responsibility when you can, and are thankful for your mother's help.

Of course he is! He loves his mommy and doesn't want to miss a moment of her! I know it's tough, I had my son when I was eighteen, but it's all worth it!

Find out what routine mom has him on when your away, do the same. If at all possible make a routine with him and you decide when he naps. I found out the hard way that if wasn't calm before putting my baby to sleep, he woud never stay asleep...just stay consistant.

My little one does the same thing....If I change her routine a little, naps can get shortened, big time. I agree with the previous poster, power naps around dinner time help a lot when this happens. Lindy's are usually a little longer..about 45 minutes or so. We are finally back to a normal day after all the Thanksgiving fuss and my little girl has been down for 2 hours now! Yippy!

Chris

My son did the same thing until he was two. He would take two 2 hour naps at daycare but on the weekends when I was home he slept 1 1/2 hours during the entire day. My son is now three and has outgrown the different sleeping paterns.

Good Morning Again G. ;)
Like before our 1 yr old gr son is doing the same thing. He takes between 3-4 hr naps here with me every day but the weekends with mom & dad he will take maybe 1-2 hr ones.

He might need what we call a power nap later on. If Zane gets up at 3, he is ready for a little power nap around 5, that's a 20-30 minute nap. Then he is up and going until 7:30 bedtime.

Does your little guy take 2 or more naps during the day? One in the morning and again in the afternoon? If so this is ok also. Just keep him on the schedule you have started, he will sleep as he wants. When he wakes up early just play and have a great time with him.

If he loves music you could also place a CD player in his room at nap time with baby Einstein Classical lullabies for him to go to sleep with and help sooth him back to sleep.

God Bless all of you
K. Nana of 5
PS Welcome to Mamasource, it's a great information place.

I've noticed with my now 8 mo old, that anytime there is a change in routine, his naps also change. These lil guys are the most receptive lil things, and they know when something is up. haha I've also learned that if I take him to his room and rock him in his dark, "quiet" room for a bit, he's much more responsive to a restful nap. I also put on soft lullabye music to help drown out the noise of the rest of the house while he sleeps and put it on "repeat" for his entire nap. It works great! One good thing about babies is, even if their naps are sporadic, they will get the rest they need when they need it. And of course it's possible he's trying to make up for lost time with you! I stay at home, and still my baby only takes about 1 hour naps at a time...he doesn't wanna miss out on all the fun! haha Best of luck to you, I can tell you're a good mom! :)