Thread: Help with the 'long afternoon nap'

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Also (sorry for thread hijacking) but how do you know that ur lo has napped enough? I have had an 'off' day today with napping, I put him down at 11, he cried after 30mins and I managed to get him to sleep yil almost 12 so i thought cool an hour is great...boy was i wrong! he has been moody the entire day and didnt wnat to nap again ect etc. So at 3 he napped on my lap in front of tv and is down now in his cot! Sometimes when he...

Quote: Originally Posted by celine Also (sorry for thread hijacking) but how do you know that ur lo has napped enough? I have had an 'off' day today with napping, I put him down at 11, he cried after 30mins and I managed to get him to sleep yil almost 12 so i thought cool an hour is great...boy was i wrong! he has been moody the entire day and didnt wnat to nap again ect etc. So at 3 he napped on my lap in front of tv and is down...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarah+ Thanks Did anything bring on the separation anxiety? Or just a phase they tend to go through? Nothing really changed, he just sort of grew into it. It's a stage loads of babies go through, one of our books says that as they get more mobile and gain independence, they start needing more reassurance. In Dr. Sears' Baby Book he says his theory is that without this emotional need to stay near his...

My 4 month old never sleeps for longer than 40 minutes during the day (often only 20), which means he ends up having 3-4 naps a day which I don't feel is optimal for him Could you please tell me: 1) What time your LO starts their long nap and for how long they sleep? (e.g. 1pm for 2hrs) 2) Do you do anything different to signal to them this is a longer nap? (e.g. like at night time we do bath/feed/bed which makes it different to day...

I can't be too much help here, we're having the same issue. Right now Darwin is going through MAJOR separation anxiety and the only way I can get him to nap at all is if I'm with him. He will take a short nap in his stroller if we're out, or resting on me in a chair. The only way I can keep him down for a long nap (over 40 minutes) is if I nap with him. It's no good for me to lie beside him, I actually have to sleep!...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hope22 I can't be too much help here, we're having the same issue. Right now Darwin is going through MAJOR separation anxiety and the only way I can get him to nap at all is if I'm with him. He will take a short nap in his stroller if we're out, or resting on me in a chair. The only way I can keep him down for a long nap (over 40 minutes) is if I nap with him. It's no good for me to lie...

1) What time your LO starts their long nap and for how long they sleep? On her normal sleep schedule (non-teething): 10am for 1.5-2.5 hours, then 3/4pm for 1.5 hours. 2) Do you do anything different to signal to them this is a longer nap? No, but she does sleep in her playpen for naps rather than her crib. For one, I wanted the crib to signal to her that it's time to sleep for the night, and the room her crib is in is super bright...

Great thread! Sarah i have the same probs as you, and I feel if my lo takes 2 40 min naps 9as he has for the last few days) he is ubdercranky! He has never really had a long nap so i might try this soon along with controlled crying.

good thread! Can't help my LO only naps 3 times a day for 20-30 ish mins. Wis he would nap better as he is so tired by 5! Although just means he's in bed by 6pm and sleeps thru till 8/9 a,. Sorry not sleeps thru has two feeds during that time