how many naps should a 10 months old take? and how long should they be?

Question

my son takes about 2 naps the morning nap maybe 3 hours after getting up from 6 am and thats about 1-2 hours and then he takes a nap around 4ish or 5. for about 30 mins . is that normal and could that also be the reason for not sleeping throught the night? when he gets up in the night he wakes up at 1 am and then 4ish am. all the time. whats your advice

Answer 1

at that age, mine took two naps during the day...about 12ish and then round about 3ish. it reduces as they grow because they become more active. what you should do is try reduce the amount of times he sleeps just a little so he can get tired more, therefore sleep longer at night. even if that doesnt work, just have alot of patience. it wont always be like this. he'll break out of the habit eventually.

Answer 2

I don't know what the "rule" is, but I always found a nap in the morning and an early afternoon nap worked great with my son. We're a late family, so he would go to bed around 10 and wake up about 7. I'd feed him, he'd play a little and then by about 10:30 he'd get sleepy. He'd sleep for about an hour, and then we'd get up do lunch and play until around 2 and that was his afternoon nap. That would range from1-3 hours, depending on how long the morning nap was.

I didn't change the routine to one nap a day. He sorta did that on his own. While it's good to have routine, it's also good to let them sorta give you some information. If that shedule is working out then let it's fine.

As far as waking up throughout the night, take a look at why he's waking. Is he hungry or just wanting to play? If he's hungry or something is bothering him, then there is a few things that you can do. If you haven't started him on baby food, you can start. That will actually help him go longer between meals, and make sure he's getting his bottle right before bed. If he's not hungry and just wanting to play there is nothing wrong with leaving him in there to do so. It could also be that he's use to being up at that time, especially if you've been breast feeding, in which case you can try to break that pattern.

Answer 3

With both my kids it was this way:
Wake up at 6 am
Nap (1-2 hrs) 10 am
Nap (1-2 hrs) 2 pm
Bed time (sleep all night) 8 pm

It's normal for children to sleep during the day and to take long (or short naps) as needed. Research shows that young children need lots of sleep (something like 16 hours of sleep). As they grow up they'll leave their morning nap. My kids just take one really long nap now (they're 4 & 3). I give them a nap at around 1 pm and they'll nap for as long as three hours sometimes!

If you've established that routine and your baby and you are okay with it then it's alright! You've nothing to worry about.

Answer 4

At 10 months, that's a perfectly normal nap pattern and length. Getting up in the night is probably not related - it could be due to any number of factors.

You don't say if you are BF or not; BF babies often take much longer to sleep through. Are you giving solids in the evening? A bowl of cereal + fruit or veggie mixed in, plus maybe something else (half jar of fruit, veggie, or meat) may go a long way to helping him sleep through.

Other factors that may affect sleeping are teething, particularly molars or 'eye teeth' (incisors), developmental milestones (they seem to not sleep the week they're learing to pull up or start crawling or walking, for example) or change in the environment around him - maybe a neighbor who has a new work pattern and is now getting up at 4am and the baby hears him, etc.

If you don't already have white noise going in the baby's sleep area, you might start that - an overhead fan, a vaporizer, a soft radio, etc. That will drown out some of the ambient noise that may be waking him up. Also, be sure you have your bedtime routine set in stone to the extent you can - babies live for routine and he will be comforted by that. Give a bottle or nurse right before you put him down.

And one final thought - it's going to sound weird but it really works for a lot of people - put him to bed earlier. Sleep begets sleep and you may find that putting him down half an hour or an hour earlier makes his sleep patterns better.

Answer 5

Yep, that sounds about right, I have a painful 10 month old that does the same.
I would love to give up breastfeeding, but I am having trouble getting him back to sleep in the middle of the night, he loves a bottle of formula, but breast always gets him back to sleep.

My other kids, when they were 10 months, we a little different, my daughter was a bit painful at the age, but started to come good.
But my son, was an angel, had a dummy and would sleep all night, had about 3 hrs sleep in the morning and about an hour in the afternoon.
Each child is different, they are all beautiful, but sleeping challenges can be very strainful on us mentally and physically.
Don't worry, you are not alone with your 10 month old.

Answer 6

Every child is different. I don't know about your son but my daughter (8months) gets VERY cranky when she needs a nap. And when she's tired she rubs her eyes and ends up scratching them. I don't listen to anyone about how many naps a baby should take, I know my child better than they do. I think that my daughter taking 2 naps a day (maybe an hour each) is best for her. You know your son, if you think he needs a nap, he probably does. Trust yourself as a mom!

Answer 7

My daughter is 11 months old, nine months adjusted. She was 2 mo. premature. She takes one nap, in the afternoon, for 3 - 4 hours. Then again, she's been sleeping for 10 - 12 hours during the night since 2 months old! :)

Answer 8

try keeping him up longer in the morning. keep him active til say around 11 . them put him to bed for his nap. you could also try giving him a bottle inhis bed and a fresh diaper and leave him in bed in the morning. he hould go back to sleep right away. do away with that 4pm nap all together thats way to late in the after noon for a nap.once up from the 11am nap he should be fine for the rest of the day. keep him active and wear him out creally close to bed time. the more tired he is the less likelly he will wake up

Answer 9

my advise dont let him sleep at 4 or 5 if he naps it should be before 3 pm or yes he will be up through the night try putting him to bed maybe an hour later than he normaly goes at
make sure he has a clen diaper and fresh bottle and make sure he gets full at dinner if he is still hungry he will wake more offten

Answer 10

Try eliminating the nap on the evening. If your child gets cranky when you do this then give him a nap earlier in the afternoon. My kids do well if they have a nap after lunch.