I have been reading a book that says a child at this age should have 3 naps. 1 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon and one in the evening. When i don't give my child the morning nap she seems to sleep longer during her afternoon nap, like a good 2 hours. Other wise she sleeps only 45 min when i give her the morning nap. Any thoughts on this. The book i have have been reading is healthy sleep habits happy baby. Her cousing who is the same age as her sleeps 4 times a day and stays asleep for at least 2.5 hours for each nap! My goal is to eventually get my child to sleep thru the night only waking up once. Right now she wakes up 2 times.
2007-01-19 02:06:15 · 7 answers · asked by SSV 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My son is 5 months and he usually takes a 2-3 hour nap about 2 hours after he wakes up in the morning. And he then takes another 2-3 hour nap around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. He is in bed by 8 PM and sleeps til 6 AM. Every child is different though, and it would really depend on how much sleep she gets through the night. Every book that I have read though said that at this age they should be taking 2, 2 hour naps a day. The best suggestion I have to get your daughter to sleep through the night is to put her on a schedule. Every night at 7 I give my son a bath, put him in his PJ's, and give him a bottle. It took a little while for him to get it, he cried for a couple hours the first 3 nights, I would go in every 5 minutes to reassure him, and tell him that he was okay, so he never felt abandoned, but I never picked him up (it is pretty hard, but you gotta be strong). He started waking up less and less during the night, I started doing this when he was 6 weeks old, and he has been sleeping through the night no problem since he was 3 months old. It's tough, but I swear by it, and it is so worth it in the end. Hope this helps, and good luck!
2007-01-19 04:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jen W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books are "guidelines" and should never be used as methods to raise your children. It's good that you are asking. Every child is different so they all need to be treated differently. Is your child's mood ok when they don't get their morning nap? If so and they are able to function properly they most likely don't need it. My son slept twice daily and sometimes 3 times. He still takes an afternoon nap now. Your child is still quite young and most likely will start to sleep the full night between 8 and 12 months.
Again, this depends on the child.
My opinion is if you're child is ok skipping the morning nap and you can get a 2.5 hour break when they do...go with that. You need time to yourself as well.
Marc
2007-01-19 02:13:19 · answer #2 · answered by B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the child but my little one has 2 naps a day 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon.
2007-01-19 02:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Krista W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your baby sounds perfectly normal. Or, if she isn't then neither is mine. My son takes a 30-45 min nap in the morning, a 1 hour nap in the after noon and almost an hour in the evening. He typical wakes up once in the night, but occaisionally more often, I believe this could be his "growth spurts"? But, every child is different. Ask your pediatrician to be sure.
2007-01-19 02:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by heather5683 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry it is individual, my baby in that time was having two naps in the day.If baby have between 16 and 14 hours sleep time per day that is OK.
2007-01-19 06:22:18 · answer #5 · answered by mirka_1412 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 naps one in the miday(12:30) and the another about 400 or 430
2007-01-19 02:51:12 · answer #6 · answered by briea 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on your child. but mine only used to sleep for bout 2 hours in the whole. but he slept through the night . only waking once for a feed. he was a very active baby though.
2007-01-19 02:16:37 · answer #7 · answered by togs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋