Napping

All of the sudden, my 6 month old will only contact nap again. She was like this as a newborn, but around 4 months she started napping in her bassinet. But now , the second I put her down she’s crying. But at night, I put her in there for bed, and she’s fine, sleeps all night. What is the deal with the naps?!

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I am in a similar situation as well. My LO needed lots of bouncing , swaying as a newborn to sleep /nap . At 4 months he became easy to put down for sleep /nap . But now he will turn on his belly and do everything else he can when I try to put him down for sleepy time 😪

It’s called a sleep regression. The 4 month and 6 month are the big ones. These often align with baby’s developmental leaps. Check out this book or there is also an app to learn more!

The Wonder Weeks: A Stress-Free Guide to Your Baby's Behavior https://a.co/d/buSbgZs

My son was like that just this last week. However it's already passed and he's napping 1-2 hours each nap on his own again ❤️ it'll pass, expect extra naps coming up as they're gonna be exhausted once they feel a bit better.

we use wonder weeks already! It just surprises me because at 4 months, it affected all her sleep. Right now, it’s only her napping that’s affected. She goes down super easily still at night and sleeps through the night.

🤞🏻 I hope so! I feel bad because my mom watches her during the week and she’s not getting a break at all without those naps.

Naps are the worst. Our pediatrician said night sleep and naps are just different. We're doing mostly contact naps again now too. 😴

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