How many naps?

My baby is a couple days shy of 4 months. He’s been consistently sleeping through the night with no night feeds since 2 months. His naps are around 30-40 minutes which I’ve read is developmentally normal. When I’m taking care of him on the weekends he naps around 5 times a day, but when im at work during the week, my mom says he sleeps 3 times a day. I’m not sure where the difference is coming from. I know every baby is different but I’m curious how many naps your babies are taking??

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my son takes like 3 naps but he gives like 1-3hours he is 4months

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my baby naps 5 times a day with me around 30-50 mins each nap too, when she’s with my MIL she will sleep an hour+ and will usually drop down to 4 naps on those days 🤷🏼‍♀️

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3 naps: 8:30-9:15am, 11:15am-1:15pm, 3:15-4:30pm (approximately). Baby is 3.5 months old

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My daughter is 3 months and 10 days old
She usually takes 4 to 5 naps, each lasting around 30 to 40 minutes. I’m trying to put her to sleep every 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on her mood

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my daughter is the same way! during the week she takes about 5 naps all different durations. but weekends when my husband is home she tends not to nap as much. i asked her pediatrician last week about it and she said it could just be the fact we’re doing different things. when i have her i kinda just let her do her thing, ofc we do tummy time and we stretch and do all the things parents are doing but other than that we just chill. but with her dad they’re always moving and grooving, or we’re out and about so she’s awake more. so i guess it’s an environmental thing

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3 naps! 9a ish, 2ish, 5p ish, depending on the length of the naps! Usually 1-2 hours

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My 4 month old takes about 4-5 a day but they are short. 20-30 minutes lately. But his first nap is usually the longest. Maybe an hour.

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Our baby is 4 months and 1 week. He usually takes 3-4 naps a day. They usually last anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours.

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pls tell me how he is sleeping through the night😢 my almost 4 month old naps around 3-4 times a day 2 hours at a time if he’s on me but no more than 30 mins in the crib

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that’s my baby too!

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I think we just got lucky 😬 I can tell you we do the bedtime routine and all that which is true but other than that he consolidated his sleep pretty early. He also eats a ton. About 7 oz every two hours

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what time does your baby wake up in the morning?

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Mine takes 3-5, depending on what we're doing - sometimes he'll only sleep for 15-20 minutes, or he'll wake up and then fall asleep again in the car. Sometimes he tries to take a 2+ how may, but if he sleeps more than 2 hours he's really sad/angry when he wakes up, so I try not to allow that!

I give him a diaper change and s bottle around 10-11:30 before i go to bed. He still wakes up around 3:30-4'30 for another bottle a few times a week, but he's been creeping towards more nights without it

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My LO sleeps about 3-4 times a day. One longer nap and two or so shorter ones. I notice if he’s with someone other than me or dad, he doesn’t nap as much. Even if company is over, he’s more alert and therefore, not napping quite as much. So maybe your baby is just super comfy with you and sleeping more!

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3-4 naps a day based on sleep cues! Anywhere from 30 mins to 2 hours but I wake him up at the 2 hour mark to maintain our sleeping through the night. My son is 4.5 months old. I notice he sleeps the best with about 4-4.5 hours of daytime sleep but we get anywhere from 3.5-5 hours of naps depending on the day!

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My baby is 3.5 month and sleeps 3-4 times a day for a very long time…usually never less than 2 hours. At night she can also sleep for 6 hours straight! 🙈🫠

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When my baby was that age he took like 4-5 naps a day

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