Super short naps

Are any of you dealing with super short naps? Just recently my 6-month-old started taking 20 to 30 minutes for a nap. In addition to that it also takes me about 30 to 40 minutes of rocking her before she goes down for that extremely short nap and at this point it's getting exhausting since I spend more time getting her down for the nap then she actually naps. I was using the Huckleberry app for the best times to put her down for her nap and I tried increasing her wait time and decreasing it but I'm still at a loss. She's breastfeed so I don't know if that makes a difference or not

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last month

This is us if i miss the cues. When someone else is holding her and doesnt catch the quick eyerub or minor fuss, we end up rocking for a long time. If i get her cuddling me and snuggling after her cues its more like 10 mins to put her down. I would research and figure out your los cues to help you time it

last month

My LO of 6 months gets tired every 3 hrs (11am, 2pm, and 5pm), and he naps for only 20-45min each time. If I'm lucky I get 45 min, but it's usually less. It doesn't take me that long (40+ min) to put him to sleep, and I'm just glad he sleeps through the night (12-13hrs total) with only 1 night feed now. Good luck. I wish I had more advice instead of experience alone

last month

Same. But I'm dealing with 2 teeth breaking through, and the 3Cs phase (wonder years). 😣😭

2 months ago

Might sound crazy, but have you tried putting her in her sleep space awake? I've found that my son fights me more when he wants to go to sleep independently. So far this has only happened for nighttime sleep.

2 months ago

@Erica I feel you. My girl will only sleep with my husband if he walks with her for 15-20 mins and then she will contact nap with him but that’s only weekends when he isn’t working and I can’t be in the room /nearby or she cries for me. It’s not perfect but it gives me a break because there are days I’m going out of my mind. Rest of the week I depend on him for help around the house (cooking, cleaning, laundry etc) because I get almost nothing done during the day. Hang in there. It’s draining and some days you feel so desperate for a break but a lot of us are going through the same thing, so just remember you’re not alone and it won’t last forever (that’s what I remind myself).