basically, make sure to have a schedule for baby - do all the night time or
nap time cues like darker room and music or noisemaker.
Not exact matches
Her wake
time is anywhere from 1.5 - 2 hours taking
cues from her and then she
naps until her next feeding.
There should be a strong signal that it's sleep
time (for night sleep and
naps) and several steps that lead to sleep so baby understands the
cues.
Don't get too caught up in insisting «it's
time my baby had a
nap», watch for your baby giving you sleepy
cues, like yawning, eye - rubbing, staring off into space, etc..
With a baby - led schedule, you'll follow your child's
cues to decide when it's
time for
naps, feeding, and play.
Do not ignore these
cues, you and your child will be much happier when he is put down for his
nap at this
time.
I don't see really any
cues for when she's ready for a
nap so it's been hard to get an ideal
time and therefore an inconsistent
nap.
We have tried shorter wake
times and longer ones and nothing seems to work, we notice her sleep
cues and put her down... Any advice on babies that «fight
naps»
Naps and bedtimes do not have to be at the exact same
time because then you aren't reading sleep
cues and feeding
cues.
I was doing the leave and check method but that just made him more mad... so for the past 3 days I have been doing the following... For the morning
nap I only give him an hour of awake
time and really watch for sleepy
cues.
I have tried putting him down for
naps when he shows sleep
cues, I have tried putting him down for a
nap after he's been up for 90 minutes even if he isn't showing sleep
cues, but either way he just won't sleep for
nap times during the day!
Her wake
time in the afternoon is 1.55 hours before she rubs her eyes and that is my
cue to put her down for
nap - again she falls asleep immediately, only to take an 1 hour
nap.
However, I can tell he is tired, I watch for his sleep
cues and try to put him down after optimal wake
time, I am trying everything I can to get him to
nap but it is not working.
It did involve some crying before sleep, but for the most part, there was minimal fuss or crying before
naps or bedtime so long as we properly
timed the «sleep window» like you mentioned, followed his
cues, and remained very consistent.