Naps?

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I’m trying to get my 11 week old on a nap schedule and I’m reading a lot of conflicting stuff online. A friend told me today she did a nap at 10 and a nap at 2 every day, and they ranged from half an hour to 3 hours depending. I started late today and he slept from 130-430 but now seems exhausted at 7? I’ve been letting him catnap prior to now and he’s never been this exhausted at night.. what do y’all do for naps?

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I was so frustrated at this too Honestly researching is the worst. Every blog or expert has a different opinion. Most of the time it’s trial and error to see what works for your baby

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I didn’t think they were old enough to get on a true nap schedule. Maybe it’s just my baby. He sleeps about 20-30 mins every 2-3 hrs. So he wakes up, eats, plays for an hour, then sleeps 20-30 mins and repeat until bedtime. My daughter was the same way. She was about 6 months old when we got a true nap schedule. I’m curious as to how your friend was able to get a schedule going earlier with baby, if you don’t mind sharing.

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My baby isn't ready for any nap schedule right now.. she takes lots of cat naps throughout the day but I'm not worried about getting her on a "schedule" right now. Good luck! 😁

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Right now my LO wakes up 5am  
Naps: 
7:30am for 30 min  
10am for 30min 
2pm for 2 hours 
Then she goes to bed at 8pm and sleeps through the night. Sometimes she wakes up at 2am for a quick feeding in which she is half asleep the whole time lol  
We never set a schedule for her. She just fell into that routine 🤷‍♀️

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Not old enough for scheduled naps.  I would go off of awake time.  Mine can only stay awake for an hour and then is ready for another nap.

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It takes them a few days to a week to get into a routine, but they can do it! If you haven’t already, try the Moms on Call book. My LO sleeps from 8:30-10, 11:30-1, and 2:30-4.

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