Short naps??

Question

How long should my 3-month-old be napping? We try to follow an Eat/Play/Sleep routine, and he has no trouble falling asleep, but he NEVER naps longer than 30 minutes. I can almost set a 30 minute timer, they're that consistent. Shouldn't he be sleeping longer than that?? He gets so cranky by the afternoon. And I know naps are important for their development. Any tips?

Answer

Girl, best thing I learned; there is no "should" or "normal" when it comes to babies, they are all individuals. Give your baby opportunities to sleep (for us this means nursing in the rocking chair and if he falls asleep, great if not we try again later) and if baby needs sleep, he will sleep. Don't let anyone convince you you're doing something wrong because your kid doesn't follow a chart...

Answer

My LO was always like this. Their sleep cycles are 30-40 mins and my LO would always wake up at exactly 30 mins. Sometimes I would rock him and see if I could get him to nod back off and most times I couldn't. 3mo is pretty early for a consistent schedule, it sound very normal! As long as you're following his sleep cues and he seems happy, you're doing okay!

Answer

How long is he sleeping at night? My son was sleeping all night at that point and didn’t need long naps during the day so he just took a few short ones.

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