Naps

How many naps are your LO's having? My son was having 4-5, but the last couple of days he seems to be really fighting his last afternoon nap and so has had 3.

He only sleeps for 30 mins at a time (occasionally 1.5hrs if a contact nap) and so he often seems super grumpy and tired in between.

He's been going through the sleep regression for around 7 weeks (😩), so not sure if it's all part of that? I just can't imagine him ever going down in his cot for a 2hr nap 😅.

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My daughter suddenly went from 5 to 3! We only contact or pram nap though so she still has very long ones. She’ll nap 4-5 hours a day still.

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3 naps a day ranging from 30mins - 2 hours

No longer than 3 hours a day tho

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We've dropped down to 3 naps in the last two weeks, and have been going through the 6m regression it's been tough 😩 I think the only way he's dropped a nap is cause he now wakes at 7am rather than 6am as he's usually asleep on me from 5am!

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3 or 4 generally 30-40 mins each

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My LG seems to have dropped to 3 naps, but like you they're not getting any longer, so now we're getting 3 naps of around 30 minutes per nap 😴😴😴

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3 naps but about to drop the afternoon nap. My baby sleeps 30min in the morning, 2hrs at lunch and 10min in the afternoon to tie her over until bedtime. This routine helps transition from 3 to 2 to eventually 1 big lunch nap. The idea is that first the afternoon nap gets shortened and then dropped and then the same with the morning nap. I did this with all my 3 children.

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My son is having 3 naps

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