Baby having very little nap

So my 7 month old is having 3 naps a day still but they have been like maximum of 40 minutes each for the past two days, he’s not been too grumpy or anything in between naps though and is having two hour wake windows. Anyone else going through the same? He’s now been awake 3 hours wouldn’t go for a little nap before his tea so I just gave up and give him his tea.

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My 7 month old is the same. He generally will only nap for around 30mins. This means he sometimes has 4 naps a day, sometimes 3 as otherwise his wake windows would be too long. He’s had the odd nap that has been long (1-1.5hrs) but generally they’re only 30mins long! I wish it was longer 😂

ah that’s okay then I thought I was the only one haha, yep he’s the same he’s done the odd long nap, which was great then all of a sudden he decided he wanted to take short naps instead. Yeah he can have up to 4, but he’s only done 3 today and he’s not even had 2 hours altogether then had nearly a 4 hour wake window tonight I couldn’t believe it haha. I wish mine was a bit longer sometimes.

ah I see, I never have either. When I know he’s getting restless I put him down for a nap and it doesn’t take him long to fall asleep. Yeah he sleeps all night so I can’t complain.

@Helen sadly I don't think this is true. When they don't manage a few sleep cycles, it usually does indicate a sleep issue.

Often short naps is a sign that wake windows need stretching, especially if the babies can do longer naps. If they can’t sleep longer it is possibly a sign that they haven’t learnt to link sleep cycles

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