Help with cat naps?! 🐱💤

Question

My son is 8 months and has been an amazing sleeper at night since he was two months old going 12-13 hours straight through until the morning. Napping during the day is a different story. He goes down easily and falls asleep quickly but wakes up after only 40 mins. Any tips to help him nap longer?

Answer

Sounds like he’s in the habit now of waking after a sleep cycle and can’t get himself back to sleep. Is he fussy by day and seems to need more sleep? If my LO wakes up half way through a nap I’ll let her fuss a bit to see if she’ll go back to sleep and she usually does. I would work on teaching him to put himself back to sleep if you think he needs to nap longer.

Answer

Our daughter was like this until I put her into a set nap time schedule at 4 months. I couldn’t imagine still dealing with cat naps at 8 months. We wake up at 7am. She takes two naps at 10am and 2:30pm. They’re each 1.5 to 2 hours long. And then she goes to bed between 6:30 and 7pm.

Answer

I’m in the exact same boat. Baby girl is 8 months today and rarely naps longer than 45 minutes. I have been told that some kids are just catnappers. I have no idea how to change it and would love ideas!!

Help with cat naps?! 🐱💤

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