https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:47:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1275934 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:01:07 +0000 sslm 1275934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Day 3 and I'm totally shocked to report that naps have been at least an hour since I stopped nursing to sleep!!! Hallelujah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272208 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:56:10 +0000 sslm 1272208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Revel: I'm doing the same thing for nighttime too! Last night she fell asleep after 12 mins!</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: so happy to hear that!! Hopefully we have similar results :)</p> <p>Nap #2 was officially 1.5 hours! Omg. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272193 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:42:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 1272193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so happy to hear it's going well! </p> <p>When we started nap training, I was really concerned about the length-- she had been on a very consistent 38 minute nap routine for a week or more. So I was all stressed about making sure she stayed in the crib for at least an hour, which led to some stressed out times for me. Turns out, once she got the hang of falling asleep on her own, the longer naps came naturally. She's been averaging 1.5 hour naps for the last week-- sometimes closer to an hour, sometimes more than 2 hours, but the 38 minute naps are no more. Her evening nap is usually shorter, which is what I want anyway. So don't stress if they aren't the right length at first. </p> <p>Sounds like she is off to such a great start! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272148 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:56:49 +0000 Revel 1272148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is fantastic news! I posted on your other thread that we are trying something similar for nighttime sleep - you give me hope for naps as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272139 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:51:54 +0000 Smurfette 1272139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272123 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:43:48 +0000 NovBaby1112 1272123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yay!!! so glad its going well!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272122 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:42:58 +0000 lawbee11 1272122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! I do the same thing where I nurse her before naps but I unlatch her once I can tell she's no longer nursing for food. She usually wakes up but I burp her while rocking her and singing twinkle twinkle. She's so used to this routine now and rarely fusses or cries. It's going to get even better for you and you'll be so glad you did it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272113 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:39:09 +0000 heartonastring 1272113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! Im so glad to read this! Be consistent and stick with it and you will see it get easier and easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272107 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:34:39 +0000 sslm 1272107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@knittylady: Wohoo! I'm glad it's been better. An hour isn't too bad :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272076 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:23:12 +0000 knittylady 1272076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! Keep with it! We recently nap trained lite and went from me having to hold him for every.single.nap. to sleeping in his crib! Freedom! (Still sleeps for an hour max though... hmmm) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-1-of-nap-training#post-1272066 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:19:32 +0000 sslm 1272066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I posted yesterday about wanting to break the nursing to sleep habit, in hopes that it would help with better naps, and better night time sleep (she was waking up 45-60 mins after being put down). </p> <p>Today I tried a slow approach... I still nursed her right before putting her down, but I woke her up a bit before putting her in her crib. I decided to stay in the room until she fell asleep, to soothe her, but not pick her up. For nap #1 she let out a few cries but was asleep within a minute or two. She napped for 50 mins. For nap #2 she fussed longer, getting pretty upset, but then calming down around 14 mins when I started singing to her... she was asleep at the 20 min mark and is still sleeping, 40 mins later. This is a HUGE improvement!</p> <p>I am hoping these aren't flukes and things *might* get a bit better for us on the nap front... (naps were typically 30 mins, with the occasional 45 min or 10 min one thrown in for good measure).</p> <p>Yay! </p>