Are hour-long naps long enough for a 10 week old?

Question

He sleeps for no more than an hour and is up for 1.5hrs. He sleep at least 10 hours at night so I feel like he’s getting the rest he needs, but so many baby books and mom forums are saying he should be sleeping closer to 2 hours. My baby never does that. It’s either an hour or FOUR hours. There is no in between lol

Answer

We have struggled with nap length since very early on and in the end I’ve just decided that every baby is different. I read all those articles that said she needed to be napping longer too, but you know what... she won’t. No matter what I’ve done to foster a good nap environment she wakes after 45 mins to an hour, if we’re lucky. She has literally only taken two naps longer than an hour since that first month (where they sleep all the time except at night) and she’s 6.5 months; I know because it was such a monumental moment each time. But she sleeps great at night and is growing and healthy, so at the end of the day, whatever... I can’t make her nap longer.

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My son has never been a napper. He’ll be 15 Months this month and only sleeps an hour a day, but goes to bed around 5/6 and gets about 13 hours of sleep so he makes up for the lack of sleep during the day.

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My baby slept for 30 mins every two hours for the first 7-8 months of her life. 
Some babies are just cat nappers.

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My 11 week old isn’t a great mapper either but as long as he’s getting at least an hour I’d say it’s fine..especially since he’s sleeping through the night. Good naps lead to good sleep at night, so it sounds like 1 hour naps work for him.

Are hour-long naps long enough for a 10 week old?

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