Short Naps - Peoria,AZ

We also tried the baby whisper and found that a few of the tips worked but used all together it was to much for her. I know some parents might cringe on this idea but we left the tv on really low when she was asleep. I noticed when it wasn't on she took really short naps. We tried the white noise but that didn't help. I was worried that the tv would become a issue as she got older but it hasn't at all. Somewhere around the year mark we stopped having it on and it was fine. She sleeps great without it and there was no transition of it not being on.

Hope you find something that works. But I would not worry to much since he sleeps through the night.

It sounds like you have tried all the right moves. I tried the same books: Baby Whisperer,etc.
My 3rd child was exactly the same way. Which came as such a surprise. Her older brother took wonderful 2-3 hours naps in the afternoon. I was able to get a lot done around the house and rest myself. So naturally I expected the same routine. Even planned for it to happen that way. OMG, what a shocker, when she would only take two 30-45 minute naps per day. I was more stressed by the lack of protected time then she was. She wanted to know what was happening around her, to be in the mix with all of us. She never changed. It did not harm her to have short naps. Every once in a while, especially after a really busy morning, with lots of park time/exercise time, she would nap a bit longer. But nothing you can set your ticker by. I did insist on quiet time. But that was for me, as I'm an older mom (42 when she was born). She colors and reads and plays with the dog when I lay down. And now she's a very active, very bright, very smart 7 yr. old.
Best of luck ;)

I know this won't be MUCH help but....we had the same issue with our daughter (now 7.5 months) since birth! Was fine at night but naps were a disaster and barely 30 min long. I read every book and tried all of the tricks (white noise, fan, black out shades, etc). Then one day, just over 6 months old, she just started taking hour long naps- one in the morning, one in the afternoon. My daycare provider said its perfectly normal for it to take some babies a few months longer than others to get naps down. Be glad that he is great at night (a lot of my friends babies are not) and eventually he will work out the nap issue. Good luck!

Every child is different and remember they are little people. Some people cannot sleep as long as they wish and once they are awake no matter how tired they are cannot fall back asleep. My mother-in-law is one of those people and your child is too. I wish I could tell you the solution but there really isn't one. That is just the way he is. Also, the older they get, the less they need naps so you may see a decline over time. I know you wish he would nap longer. My son wouldn't nap for long when he was a baby either and we just worked around that. The fact that he is sleeping well through the night is a save because most children with nap issues do not. If I were you, I wouldn't sweat the naps.

Hi, A.. My son was the same way! He is my fourth son and the other three napped like they were "supposed to" - so I didn't know what to do. I tried everything to get him to sleep longer until I just decided that's how he was. He's now 15 months and now takes two 1 hour naps (sometimes longer) - it has gradually increased over time. I would try not to worry about it too much - especially since he still sleeps well at night.

Hope this helps.

1. Is he crawling or doing any movement? If yes have him do more of it don't get him OVER TIRED just have him do more activity ( 5 min. tummy time) then feed him and put him down.

2. Ever read or watched The Happiest Baby on the Block, available at the library or very inexpensive on amazon.com WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL information, and I personally would still try to swaddle your baby at least his arms to see if that helps at all.

3. Try starting bed time 1 hr earlier.

4. SWING SWING SWING... I know people say not to use the swing because the baby will get used to it, I say the baby can only use it for so long to begin with so why not use it for as long as possible... I use it with my son still and he's 9 months old. he uses it for naps and sometimes at night.
My son, especially when he was 1-7 months old slept longer in the swing than not.

I let him play play play, then change him, feed him, give him a bottle with a little water or warm chamomile or mint tea with A teaspoon of raw sugar or agave nectar. Or a pacifier. Than "tuck" him in tightly (putting the blanket behind his back) and turn on the swing and music. He sleeps and sleeps. I babysit and do the same for other babies works like a charm.

My daughter was doing the same thing at your son's age. The No Cry Sleep Solution book suggests that 5 minutes prior to his normal wake up time (25 minutes into his nap) stand outside his bedroom door, when you here/see that he's starting to wake go in and try to keep him alseep before he becomes fully awake. That worked really well for us!

If nothing works just remember things will change just as quickly as they started. I can also say that my daughter became a much better napper when she was old enough to move to 1 nap a day.

Good luck!

it sounds like he is well rested from when he sleeps at night, so after a 30-40 min nap, he sounds like hes refreshed.

Maybe that's all the sleep he needs? Kids sleep varies with developmental milestones.