https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:30:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900494 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:29:21 +0000 cranberryapple 900494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Okie, I'll try that for fun! He usually tends to play around in his crib if I put him down too early though. We shall see! =P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900461 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:20:40 +0000 regberadaisy 900461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cranberryapple: yup. My LO usually takes her first nap on the weekends anywhere between 8:30-9:30 depending on her mood. So if I need to be somewhere then I will put her down at 8:30 for her nap. In your case I might try 9:00. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900457 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:18:47 +0000 cranberryapple 900457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Oh, you mean like put him down for his nap earlier? I can certainly try! There aren't many places we need to be so we've rarely cut any sleeping short, so I forget how he is afterwards. I do know when I wake him up, he is cranky/cry-y at that very moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900449 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:17:24 +0000 Weagle 900449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do the same as @regberadaisy:. LO is one that needs to wake up on her own terms... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900445 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:15:37 +0000 regberadaisy 900445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cranberryapple: Can you put him down a little earlier? That's what I usually do if we need to be out by X time before she generally wakes up. I find if I cut her morning nap short she is cranky the rest of the day! But that's just my LO. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900432 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:12:13 +0000 cranberryapple 900432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: He usually naps for 1.5 hours. :) He has been doing some two hour naps lately too in the morning, but then skipping his second nap entirely for the past two days. Weird.</p> <p>@MsLipGloss: Ooooh, this sounds good. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900409 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:07:51 +0000 MsLipGloss 900409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably opt to cut his nap short . . . you can always adjust the other naps during the day to compensate (move them up a bit . . . or move up bed time a bit). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900406 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:06:19 +0000 regberadaisy 900406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long does he usually nap for? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-to-be-somewhere-mid-morning-cut-los-sleep-short-or-morning-nap-short#post-900400 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:05:16 +0000 cranberryapple 900400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, we need to be out the door at 10:30AM, and LO normally wakes up at 7, which means his morning nap starts around 9:30-ish. To accommodate for this outing, should I wake him up earlier from his night sleep or cut his morning nap short? So confuzzled! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705538 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:55:22 +0000 Freckles 705538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is also like @Sammyfab: where she'll be full on playing, but i drag her up to nap. Within minutes she's asleep. </p> <p>I don't think it's a bad thing if he's playing in the crib. Quiet time still counts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705528 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:52:30 +0000 loveisstrange 705528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As lomg as I hit the right window, 5-10 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705496 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:41:54 +0000 ladyfingers 705496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anywhere from 15-25 min. He's 9 weeks so he'll tired-fuss and yawn while I rock him. I'm hoping he gets better at falling asleep on his own as time passes. I keep him awake anywhere from 50 min to an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705406 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:18:27 +0000 littlek 705406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 5 - 10 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705385 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:13:14 +0000 jmarionsmith 705385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>usually 5-10 minutes (hes is 7 months old). but he has cried up to 30 minutes before finally giving up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705370 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:09:26 +0000 cascademom 705370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5-10 minutes on good days. On others, he'll play in his crib for a half hour before finally dozing off. I agree that the tired signals are unreliable after 6 months. Last night for bedtime, he got super cranky. Once he was in the crib, he fell asleep within 10 minutes with a little time to give his lovey some love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705354 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:05:19 +0000 ktgee04 705354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he's showing signs of tiredness, it's usually no more than 5 mins before he's snoozing. He's a little over 8 months old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705332 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:59:13 +0000 BananaPancakes 705332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5-10 minutes. I go by the clock, not cues. Those stopped being reliable around 6 months. But some days he'll play for 30 minutes before giving in. As long as he's happy, it's all good. If he's crying, I've waited too long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705287 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:40:46 +0000 littleveesmommy 705287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At around 9 months if I timed it right (about 2.5 hours from last wake time), DD would fall asleep within 5 minutes. Some days she'd still roll around or walk around her crib for up to 30 minutes but I leave her there if she isn't complaining and she eventually falls asleep. Now at 14 months we put DD down every 3-3.5 hours depending on her activity level and she's usually asleep within 5 minutes. She started walking a few weeks ago and runs everywhere, so I think she's just completely wiped out when nap time comes around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705286 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:40:28 +0000 cranberryapple 705286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: How old is your LO and how long do you let him stay awake? </p> <p>I mostly give him an extra 15 minutes of awake time. He naps twice a day, for 1.5 hours each. Or, if one nap is shorter, he tends to make up for it with the other. He usually wakes up happy, and when he does wake up crying, it's usually the afternoon nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705269 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:32:48 +0000 lovehoneybee 705269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually 5 minutes of rolling around/chewing on something. If he's crying I'll let him go for 10 minutes. If he's standing up and crying after 10 I'll take him out and try again in half an hour. If he's not crying but is just playing I'll usually just let him play. While I don't necessarily want him to see his crib as a play-place I do want it to be somewhere he feels safe and comfortable where he enjoys spending time...so i don't feel bad about letting him be in there awake for a while. Most of the time he's asleep within 5 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705249 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:21:37 +0000 Sammyfab 705249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's always fallen asleep super fast...like, by the time I am downstairs and turn on the video monitor. The crazy thing is that he goes from crazy squealing and playing to conked out. He shows no sleepy signs whatsoever and if I followed his cues he'd never sleep!</p> <p>@cranberryapple: if your LO is consistently taking 30 minutes to fall asleep then I'd maybe meet in the middle and put him down 15 minutes later. Are his naps long or short? Does he wake up happy or crying? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705216 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:12:23 +0000 kml636 705216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I time it right, it's within 5 mins. Other times its much crying and a lot later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-put-your-lo-down-fully-awake-for-naps-how-long-does-it-take-for-them-to-fall-asleep#post-705208 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:11:21 +0000 cranberryapple 705208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wondering how long it usually takes your LO to go down for their nap. My LO is 8.5 months old now, and it's a hit-or-miss. I usually put him down for naps every 3 hours, or even a little sooner when I notice that he is rubbing his eyes/yawning or particularly fussy for no reason. I do rely heavily on the three-hour mark though. Sometimes, he goes down beautifully, and sometimes, he plays around in the crib for up to half an hour! I wonder if I'm wasting precious time that I should be spending with him while he is awake, but I'm always afraid of him become overtired. </p>