Hey mommies! So I've been posting several questions about my DD. She's almost 7 months on the 4th and I'm a SAHM. This is the deal now (lol). The last 3 days she's been fighting me so much when I put her down for her morning nap. She would wake up at 6am and go back down for her nap at 830am. But now every time I put her down she screams and cries. So I've let her stay up and will put her down at 1145am or noon and she'll take a 2-3 hour nap. And that's it for the day. Until her bedtime at 730pm. If she stays up in the morning she's not to grouchy or in a bad mood. She is teething tho. But its her top teeth (she already has 2 bottom ones) and it doesn't seem to be hurting too much. I have no problem putting her down for her nap at 1145am or her bedtime at 730pm. So my question is, do you think she is only going to need 1 nap a day now? Any advice will help. TIA :)
Hey ladies.........thanks so much for all your advice! So Im glad to inform you that my DD is back to her 2 normal naps. One In the am and one in the early afternoon. I guess she was just going thru a phase. Her
2 top teeth have still not come out so hopefully she won't fall into another one of her phases lol. Thanks once again!!
All babies are different. If she's telling you that she doesn't need another nap then she doesn't. As long as she seems fine and is sleeping well at night then just got with it. Don't stress about it.
Good luck!
If it is working - go with it! My DD went down to one nap at 9 mos, and every one - and I mean everyone told me she was too young and still needed 2 naps. Sleeping was a nightmare. I decided to go with my own gut and how my daughter acted - and going down to one nap was fine! It straightened everything out.
Now at 2.5 we are having nap problems again, but it is more of a discipline issue.
Sounds like you have it all under control. One nap is so much easier to plan your day, and you never have to deal with the 2-1 nap switch. Consider yourself lucky! :)
Many kids go to one LONG nap at that age. Keep her up in the a.m., put her down after her lunch/nursing/bottle... and she should sleep 3-4hrs if she goes down w/a full tummy. BUT if she falls asleep in the car or stroller in the a.m.... even for 10min she may feel rested enough and then not nap again later.
My daughter went down to 1 nap at 10 months old. That seemed young to me, but it was apparently all she needed. She slept 11 hours at night (not straight...that is still a problem!), and took one 2-3 hour nap. She still does this at almost 18 months old. 6 months old does sound really young to go down to 1 nap though. I personally would keep trying to put her down for 2 naps (I'm against CIO though, so I personally would rock or nurse her to nap) & see if you can get her to continue w/ 2 naps for another few months at least.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8636950.stm
I think more people should hold their babies. How about rocking to sleep? It has worked for a long time. And the baby feels secure. Finger for teething.
well...if she's sleeping through the night fine..sounds ok..but what i was doing at that age was...i'd have to put my son in his stroller and take him out on the porch and just push him back and forth facing the boring wall..then it would take like 20 minutes for him to pass out..then i would wheel him into his bedroom..all blacked out w/ the sound machine going..and he'd nap for 1.5 hours..one nap i always had to do that..
my mom taught me that trick..
i was such a nap nazi...i would drive him in the car sometimes at naptime or bedtime just to get my son to fall asleep..he was and still is very active..but now he's a great sleeper..and i'm glad nap days are over! if your daughter isn't grouchy just go with the flow..things are always changing..she could go back to 2 naps again ..as long as she's getting 12 to 14 hours sleep
most babies go through different stages and will eventually get back to normal sleep patterns. i would keep giving her more than one nap because the teething may be what's affecting her sleep patterns and once that passes she'll be taking more. Normally toddlers take one nap at 13 months or so.
Agreed, all kids are different. If it works you you guys, stick with it.
Here's a link:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_how-much-sleep-does-your-chil...
"Nap" needs, can ebb and flow, depending on the baby. Some days they may not "need" their usual. Some days they do. So you have to gauge the child.
And if she is teething, this sometimes affects their sleep.
For now, she is going to nap better at 11:45. So that's fine. And she naps for 2-3 hours. Then goes to bed fine.
But on some days, she may need her earlier nap still. So keep that in mind. Or she may need 2 naps.
Nap quantity is not finite. So... it may be that now she is good with just one long nap. On other days, she may very well be tired and need an nap earlier.
My son, at that age, was still taking 2-3 naps a day. Per his needs.
all the best,
Susan
Hi Tia,
Unfortuanetly, I don't have any helpful suggestions for you but I did want to let you know that I am going through the same problem with my son who will be 6 months on the 27th. He's teething as well and only has his first bottom tooth in but I suspect the other bottom one will come in any day now. For the last few days he has been fighting me on taking his afternoon nap. He'll sleep for an hour and a half or so in the morning but really resists his early pm nap. If I'm lucky, I may be able to squeeze 30 mins out of him. Maybe it's all the exciting stuff that's going on for them now? My son is trying his best to sit up and loves to stand and take steps while holding on to my fingers. Sooo cute. Hopefully they'll be more rested soon! Best of luck to us!! ;) S.
Just go with the flow, every baby is different, and you say she's not acting grouchy. She may nap more again before or during a growth spurt.
My son didn't give up his morning nap until 15 months. All babies are different though, but I wouldn't totally give up on it. It could be a phase or it could be the teething. As long as she doesn't seem too tired and she's happy I wouldn't worry about it. Just keep trying, maybe wait it out a little before you try again.
