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SLEEP => Naps => Topic started by: Florena49 on November 09, 2015, 17:05:52 pm
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Hi Ladies
I do think we need help, Maks is 16 weeks and to this day he hasnt had a nap longer than 35 minutes himself, sometimes they are 20mins sometimes 30, any suggestions are welcome.
Yesterday and today
6.35wu
8.35nap-9.05/9.50
11-11.20
1.10nap-3.05
5nap-5.35
7.20BT
6.53wu
9.07nap-9.27/10.30
12.25nap-1.55
3.55nap-4.15/4.45
All of his naps end up in the ergo carrier with a dummy. I always put him to bed without one, he is a very happy baby and could be up for hours especially in the mornings.
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I know it's probably not what you want to hear, but if he very rarely takes a long nap, he may just be a short napper. The good news is that naps usually start lengthening around 6 months. If you've already spent a lot of time adjusting A times, I would just figure out a routine that works with the short naps.
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Aaaaaa, we have played around with A times and he needs a long A time even after a short nap, otherwise he just wakes fully after 30 mins and its impossible to resettle him.
This was Today
7.45
9.45nap-11.05
1.10nap-2.45
4.55nap-5.15
7.05BT
Do u think its worth extendong for another 10 mins to see if he will sleep longer himself?
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Is he happy or crying when he wakes?
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Happy, he calmly opens his eyes, looks around yawns and starts chewing on his hands. As i have extended his A time to 2 hours he sleeps well in the ergo without waking.
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That's great. Are you happy to have him keep napping in the ergo?
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Ideally i need him to have his first nap in his cotbed, so i can sort out my 2 year old and his breaky. Otherwise its just unfair on him. Im happy to have an odd nap in the ergo thats not a problem, although je is nearly 8kilos in weight....
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If he only short naps in his cot, we can figure out a routine to work around that if it would help.
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He has never had a long nap on his own, what i do now is settle hin in his cot and when he wakes put him in his ergo, it is far from ideal, but if i just leave him to have short naps evenings are just not going to work, he is a little grumpy anyway in the evenings. I dont know if i should play a bit more with A times
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I dont know if i should play a bit more with A times
It's really up to you. There can be a regression at this age anyway (and it's just the start of the age where they start to get naps sorted out) so it may or may not help. If you are ok with what you are doing, keep at it. If not, we can help you play with a new routine.
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Well we decided to play with A times, if i pit him in ergo with a dummy he can dall asleep after 1.40A but will only sleep for 20 mins or so and stir constantly. So i took a leap today and extended his A time more. We were at 2.15 mins and ocassionally even in ergo he would stir at 30 mins and i would have to start walking again to resettle him. Sooooo this is today so far.....
Wu 7.50
10.20nap (without dummy, in his cot, although with some crying) and its 11am and he is still asleep! This is the longest he has ever slept on his own. He keeps stirring and on a cpuple of ocassions he even opened his eyes, but went back to sleep....
It seems crazy he is only 18 weeks and he can stay up for so long between sleeps! In sure he will wake soon, but in 18 weeks this is the longest he has slept
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Yay for a good nap! 2.5 hours is just a bit above average for 18 weeks. If it's working, stick with it.
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It was only 50 minutes and he wouldbt resettle in ergo, but im still reeling woth excitement!
He is rather grumpy after about 2 hours so i have to wntertain him for 30 minutes, but i will stick to it and see if he starts sleeping
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That's a good plan. I would try it for 3 days or so to see if it works. His other A times may be shorter - it's normal for LOs to have some longer and some shorter A times.
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Im not sure if he is going through something developmental or coming down with something but he cant stay up fpr longer than 2 hours :(, we have travelled to see grandparents maybe he is still adjusting from the long journey.....
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It could be from the trip or it could be an oncoming illness. Does he have any teeth cutting?
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Both of them have a cold, we are in survival mode over here. Ergo all the way and dummy and a huge number of wakings at nighg and only short naps.
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Get well vibes~~~ Do you have a swing or a bouncy chair he could sleep in? I find that helps with my LOs when they are sick - being more upright helps them breathe better. If they are in the crib, I roll a towel or two and place it under the mattress to elevate it a bit.
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We are at my parents house until end of december, no bouncers here, he is not too bad i. The night, im hoping he is better in a couple of days or at least one of them is, otherwise they just keep waking each other in the night (we all sleep in the same room at the mo)
I wouldnt even be able to tell u what his routine is at the moment, will try and get back on track
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Sometimes the routine just needs to go out the window when there's illness. The good news is that often a big disruption like that can help if things have been tough before - it's like a reset button.
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Well im hoping for some sort of reset, he will be 5 months on the 19th december, about time kids atart having longer naps?
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Yes, babies often start having longer naps around 5-6 months.
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Cant wait....
8.10wu
10.40nap-12.25
3.10nap-5
7.50bt
This was today, its crazy i know, but this is te only way he sleeps even in his ergo without needing to resettle. It took him a while to settle for BT, ill see how tonight goes, he has started waling lots in the night, and im not certain its only because of the cold.
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That looks like a pretty good day. Hopefully the nights will sort themselves out soon.