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Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« on: February 21, 2012, 11:37:35 am »
Hi
Just wanted to post a quick 'thank you' as my LO, who is 5 months today, is usually a 45 min napper. he's pretty good and goes down for them without bother, but rarely sleeps more than 45 mins. After reading your threads in the FAQ section about tips for increasing naps, today I went up to his room after about 35 mins to watch him as he woke up. As soon as i saw him stir I gave him a very gentle shhh/pat to settle him down again and literally within 10 seconds he was back asleep again - and that was 50 mins ago, so he's now had 1 hr 40 nap. Brilliant! I intend to keep doing this so the little man will hopefully soon learn to do it on his own.
Thanks so much for all the great advice.
Sarah

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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 14:05:43 pm »
Well done to both of you!! :-)

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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2012, 04:52:59 am »
Great news!



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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2012, 05:10:00 am »
wonderful news! :)
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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2012, 08:51:12 am »
So good to hear  :D
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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2012, 11:01:00 am »
Well done you! So glad you're doing so well :)

Thanks for sharing too - hopefully your story will give others hope and confidence :)
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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2012, 11:06:06 am »
Just a further update. Today I went up again at about 35 mins, all ready to jump in with some shhh/patting. in the end, I didn't even have to do anything - I watched my LO stir at about 40 mins, wriggle about a bit, and then settle back off to sleep. Nap was in total 1 hr 30, so feeling pretty pleased.

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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2012, 11:12:07 am »
Nap was in total 1 hr 30, so feeling pretty pleased.
And so you should! :) Well done.

I remember the feeling well, even though it was 2 years ago when BW first made a difference to my LO's sleeping :)

Hope it continues for you xxx
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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2012, 14:04:38 pm »
hooray - good job! :)
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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2012, 18:48:38 pm »
Just a further update. Today I went up again at about 35 mins, all ready to jump in with some shhh/patting. in the end, I didn't even have to do anything - I watched my LO stir at about 40 mins, wriggle about a bit, and then settle back off to sleep. Nap was in total 1 hr 30, so feeling pretty pleased.
I still remember the first day Z did this, it was like I had struck gold :D  well done you and DS!
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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2012, 20:17:49 pm »
Thank you so much for taking the time to post about your wonderful success.
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Re: Longer naps - thanks for the great advice!
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2012, 20:38:38 pm »
Thanks for your success story. Long may it cobra for you.