Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:06:26 +0000 Pepper on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086507 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:41:26 +0000 Pepper 1086507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Foodnerd81: He slept for almost 3 hours! We still have a pretty late bedtime here (he goes down for the night around 10), and he's currently sound asleep. Fingers crossed! Bao on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086474 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:15:23 +0000 Bao 1086474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only wake her if it's approaching dinner and it will mess up her night sleep. That rarely ever happens though. I think once maybe. deerylou on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086467 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:12:26 +0000 deerylou 1086467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only wake her if her nap is pushing it too close to "bedtime". We all go to bed at the same time (DD is eight weeks and sleeps a max of six hour stretches overnight). Otherwise, I let her nap. She's usually down for an hour or two when she snoozes during the day. sarac on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086440 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:54:28 +0000 sarac 1086440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would wake a sleeping baby if my house were on fire. that's about it. mrsbookworm on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086425 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:42:31 +0000 mrsbookworm 1086425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only wake him if it's getting to close to bedtime. Our bedtime routine finally works and I don't want to mess it up! Foodnerd81 on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086420 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:40:28 +0000 Foodnerd81 1086420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ After my earlier advice, I had to wake my baby! She's been sleeping 3.5 hours and it was almost 7:30 so Dh picked up. So far so good with going to sleep, just a little later than usual. @Pepper: how long did he end up sleeping? How was bed time? autumnlove on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086126 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:45:24 +0000 autumnlove 1086126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only woke her if I had somewhere to go! Foodnerd81 on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086108 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:33:09 +0000 Foodnerd81 1086108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @shopaholic: Haha-- see my post from a couple of weeks ago when C slept long at night and then took long naps. I was googling to see if I drugged her with a glass of wine the night before (I drank the glass, not her). swurlygurl on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086096 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:26:32 +0000 swurlygurl 1086096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would only wake my baby if we HAD to leave to go somewhere Pepper on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086077 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:20:06 +0000 Pepper 1086077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @shopaholic: Haha! I'm asking because this is so rare, I don't know what to do! ;) Guess I'll let him snooze til he wakes up! shopaholic on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086067 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:18:24 +0000 shopaholic 1086067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm not speaking to you! Jealous! :wink: I wouldn't know. I've had so few multi-hour naps in the day, I usually am so antsy that something's wrong when it has happened. Adira on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086049 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:11:44 +0000 Adira 1086049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always woke Xander after 2 hours, but I get the impression I'm the only one that does that! cascademom on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086035 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:05:54 +0000 cascademom 1086035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lovehoneybee: We do the same thing. No later than 4pm or bedtime becomes a mess. heartonastring on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086028 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:03:59 +0000 heartonastring 1086028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Foodnerd81: yep! Trust your babe. He will tell you what he needs :) lovehoneybee on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086026 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:03:04 +0000 lovehoneybee 1086026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I let him sleep as long as he will for his first nap. I'll only wake him up from his second if it's pushing interfering with bedtime. Foodnerd81 on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086019 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:02:07 +0000 Foodnerd81 1086019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @heartonastring: It's true-- letting her do what she needs to do does show me what her natural rhythm is more than trying to adhere to a schedule that a book says is better. (It's easy to say this today when for once, she is actually napping well!) Foodnerd81 on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086016 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:01:03 +0000 Foodnerd81 1086016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do, but she's only 6.5 weeks. She's not a good napper so when she does fall asleep, I let her stay asleep. Since we don't have much of a schedule anyway I don't worry about it. She's taken 4 hour naps! I think once we have more of a schedule and set bedtime I might make an effort to wake her-- even if not actually waking her up, being louder around her and stuff. Bookish on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086013 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:00:09 +0000 Bookish 1086013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, but only on the weekends because she naps sooo bad at daycare. If she wants to nap for 2+ hours on the weekend, it's cool with me. heartonastring on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086011 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:59:42 +0000 heartonastring 1086011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Let him sleep! I used to wake DD up until my LC told me not to.I took her advice and it was much more helpful in helping me understand her natural rhythms and therefore getting into a routine based on what works for her. immabeetoo on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086010 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:59:29 +0000 immabeetoo 1086010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Let him sleep! ALV91711 on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1086008 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:59:14 +0000 ALV91711 1086008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, but he doesn't ever really sleep for 2 hours at a time. I say never wake a sleeping baby. Pepper on "Do you let LO nap as long as they want during the day?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-lo-nap-as-long-as-they-want-during-the-day#post-1085998 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:55:22 +0000 Pepper 1085998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Or do you wake them up after a few hours? LO has been napping for 2 hours, and I'd like to feed him soon! Let him sleep? (He's 11 weeks if that makes a difference).