ShowingPromise
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Hi ladies, just looking for some advice on napping for my lb.
He's 5 months and typically naps x3 times a day, but only for short periods of 20 -45 mins max.
He typically sleeps 6.30pm to 5am overnight (used to be till 7am but he's got himself into a routine of waking early that I can't seem to break!) - I'm hoping if he is more rested during the day then he may sleep a little longer at night, although I'm pretty happy with his night time sleeping.
Nap times are usually around the same time each day but I don't put him in his cot for each nap as I need the flexibility of him sleeping in different places and withacertain amount of noise etc.
I've been reading that he should be napping for 60-90 mins x3 times a day, and although I hate baby books and the like that seem to think all babies are the same, I do want to make sure he's getting enough sleep and I know daytime sleep is important.
Does anyone have any suggestions that might help him nap for longer in the day? He really fights napping despite giving me lots of signs that he's feeling tired and the majority of the time he needs help to get to sleep in the day but doesn't at night/through the night generally if he wakes up.
Thanks in advance!
Edited to add that I've tried building up sleep associations for in the daytime such as putting him in a particular sleeping bag, playing lullaby etc but they don't seem to work for him.
He's 5 months and typically naps x3 times a day, but only for short periods of 20 -45 mins max.
He typically sleeps 6.30pm to 5am overnight (used to be till 7am but he's got himself into a routine of waking early that I can't seem to break!) - I'm hoping if he is more rested during the day then he may sleep a little longer at night, although I'm pretty happy with his night time sleeping.
Nap times are usually around the same time each day but I don't put him in his cot for each nap as I need the flexibility of him sleeping in different places and withacertain amount of noise etc.
I've been reading that he should be napping for 60-90 mins x3 times a day, and although I hate baby books and the like that seem to think all babies are the same, I do want to make sure he's getting enough sleep and I know daytime sleep is important.
Does anyone have any suggestions that might help him nap for longer in the day? He really fights napping despite giving me lots of signs that he's feeling tired and the majority of the time he needs help to get to sleep in the day but doesn't at night/through the night generally if he wakes up.
Thanks in advance!
Edited to add that I've tried building up sleep associations for in the daytime such as putting him in a particular sleeping bag, playing lullaby etc but they don't seem to work for him.
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