Is it normal for my 4 month old to only have 30 minute naps in the day ? (Will occasionally have a 2 hour nap & sleeps fine at night)

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My boy is 8 months and only ever naps 45 min max, it’s very rare we get to an hour or more and it’s always been this way, he sleeps through the night though.

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It's totally okay and normal. Some babies are just cat nappers. 
Some will sleep a good hour or two but some don't. As long as they are still getting enough total hours of sleep in a 24hr period that's what matters.

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A 4 month old should be having longer than 30 minute naps. I’m really unsure why people voted that as appropriate. A 30 minute nap isn’t giving the child any restful sleep meaning they never make a rem cycle. My 4 month old would sleep 2-2.5 hrs in 3 naps during the day.  Our pediatrician still with my 2.5 year old wants to see at least 1.5 hr naps.

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Yes, it's normal, but you want to be aiming for at least a 60-minute nap. Ideally 90 minutes. Our daughter was catnapping a lot from 2-4 months so at 4 months, I put her on a set schedule to fix it. She woke at 6:30am, napped from 9:30-11:30am and again from 2:30-4pm and then went to sleep at 6:30pm. This fixed her short naps instantly.

Is it normal for my 4 month old to only have 30 minute naps in the day ? (Will occasionally have a 2 hour nap & sleeps fine at night)

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