Naps? Bedtime?

Question

How many times does your LO nap during the day? And for how long is each nap? My six month old is doing this thing where she’ll take a short nap around 10am (about 15-20min) and then around 12:30pm she’ll take a two hour nap in her crib. And we let her take like two more naps one around 4 which is about 30mins and then she’ll get super tired around 8ish and I let her nap AGAIN about 20ish then I finally put her down by 10pm. Should I just make 8 her bed time? I’m just afraid that will affect her nighttime sleep. Currently she’s out by 10:20pm and sleeps till 7am. BUT will still wake up for a feeding sometimes 3am or 5am. THIS IS A MESS. LOL But I just feel like she’s sleeping way too little at night. Am I right? What should I do with her naps?😭 helppppppp

Answer

My 6 mo old is currently cat napping so usually in the morning we have a 45-60 min nap, and through the day the he takes about 2 or 3 more 30 min naps. We moved his bedtime up to 8:30 because that seemed to be when he was naturally putting himself down and he wakes up typically once a night to eat. So he usually goes from 8:30-3:30 or so and then up at 7:30. He’ll sometimes sleep longer or decide he’s awake for the day then. An earlier bedtime could potentially help your LO with all the wake ups in the night. We went from 2 to 1.

Answer

You need any earlier bedtime. Something around 7 is age appropriate. Yes she may wake during the night to eat but that’s part of being a baby. Six month olds are usually doing 3 naps a day. 20 minute naps are not going to give her restorative rest.

Answer

When my child was a baby they would nap about 3 times when they were 6 -7 months old and would also sleep through the night. I had my child on a sleep schedule at 2 months and they slept through the night. They napped at least 5 times a day. 
They are 3 now, they take 1-2 naps at daycare for an hour. 
At home on the weekends they will take 2 naps. Anymore than that, they are sick or they just don’t feel well and I let them nap as long as they want.

Naps? Bedtime?

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