Naps

Hey everyone. My little boy )7 months on the 10th) has finally started getting into a routine with naps, he usually has 3-4 naps which usually last around 30 minutes to an 1.5 hours, do we still just let them sleep for as long as they want when napping or are we waking them when it hits a certain time frame? He also likes a nap at 3.45 usually for around 45 minutes but then I find hes tired by 7/7.30 but then he wakes at 8 and is a monkey to settle, how are we stretching the last wake window? Baby is breastfed and currently on 2 meals with weaning if that makes a difference

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Do you feed to sleep? I find that breastfeeding at the beginning ir middle of the wake window means he can have a longer window. If I breastfeed wheb he is starting to get tired, he falls asleep.

I let him sleep as much as he wants. That is up to you and weather you think it is affecting night sleep.

I know for us 4 naps would be to much and would affect night sleep so atm my LO has 2 or 3 naps .Overall i won't let her sleep longer then 2.5-3h in the day night sleep is 19.30-6am

yeah i feed to sleep, he generally wont sleep without boob 😂

i try to only let him have 3 naps but yesterday he had 4 and it messed up bedtime, he doesnt sleep through yet

if feeding to sleep works for you I won't say atopmit but make sure you're not offering the boob too early to make sure he gets 2 to 2.5hr wake window

Never a risk of mine sleeping too much. I have an older daughter and he is always being woke up by her or in and out the car for school pick up etc. he is absolutely exhausted by 7pm.

it works but it can be frustrating, theres no trouble with the length of wake window as hes a fomo baby so even getting him to nap can be a battle, currently hes 3 hours into a wake window, usually has a lunchtime nap but he napped for 1.5 hours at 11.30, next nap due in next 30-45 mins or at least thats when he likes a sleep x

i also tend to offer boob once he starts doing his tired cues x

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