How many naps are you baby having and how long?

My bub is 8 months and naps 2 times. But his naps are like 30 min. I don't think that is long enough.

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Have you tried just cuddling bub back to sleep? Sometimes my boy will wake up after 20-30 minutes and I just rock him back to sleep and he will sleep for another hour

2-3, usually 3. He tends to go shorter for one of them. He used to go only 30 mons but now goes around an hour or 1.5 if he's contact napping. Only gotten longer in last couple of weeks

Hi Gloria,
My 8 month old is exactly the same. She has only 2 naps and they're 30 mins long. I follow her tired queues and she seems to be a happy, energetic baby :)

My 7 1/2 has a nap a at 11am-12pm then again at 3-3:30pm and again at 7-7:30pm then bed at 11pm and wakes at 7am so he only sleeps around 10hours

My baby girl struggles to sleep if I am out, if I am driving she sleeps 40 mins in the morning and a long nap 2-3 hours from midday. Today we went out in the morning I thought she could sleep in the pram but nope. She only slept for 3 hours at home in her bed from midday. She is also in a new phase of sleep not anymore 7-7.30pm now 8.30-9pm

It’s recommended that babies in this age group get 12-15 hours of sleep total in 24 hours. If she’s getting that much including her night sleep, she may not need longer naps during the day. If she seems happy and rested when she wakes, that might be all she needs.

My bub sometimes has three short naps (30mins -1hr) but usually 2 decent naps (1-2hr). I feed her to sleep though and if she stirs I cuddle and feed again.

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