https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:19:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170701 Thu, 07 May 2015 13:03:48 +0000 catomd00 2170701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>45-60 minutes is a long nap at that age. They will stretch out around 6-7 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170692 Thu, 07 May 2015 12:58:14 +0000 Meridian 2170692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be able to extend naps pretty easily by picking him up and holding him in the glider. But he's almost 7 months now, and his naps are still short and he fights the extension, so it only works sometimes. Arghh... </p> <p>When he was 3 - 6 months old, he consistently took a 2 - 3 hour nap every morning. Those days are goooone, and I miss that long nap!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170684 Thu, 07 May 2015 12:52:22 +0000 winniebee 2170684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: it's only been for about a week (he took longer naps actually for 2 weeks but the first week he was sick(. First nap is the longest and they taper off as the day goes on. Usually 3 naps now first two over an hour. Its allowing me to keep him up a little longer which I think is helping. Hope it lasts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170655 Thu, 07 May 2015 12:37:02 +0000 FaithFertility 2170655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: bahahahh as I type this she took an hr nap......lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170642 Thu, 07 May 2015 12:31:25 +0000 miramira 2170642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very normal! My son was the same. He has just started sleeping for longer at 7 months, although I wouldn't be surprised if that changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170604 Thu, 07 May 2015 12:14:03 +0000 winniebee 2170604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With T, they just had to extend on their own - and they did around 5.5 months. </p> <p>With R, I think they are extending but I'm too scared to write about it :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170550 Thu, 07 May 2015 11:53:37 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2170550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal. If she is happy then leave it! It will cause you more stress to try and lengthen them and it probably won't make her any happier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170499 Thu, 07 May 2015 11:30:48 +0000 FaithFertility 2170499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not worried as she seems happy as can be during the day!<br /> So I guess she will work it out :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170309 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:50:13 +0000 snowjewelz 2170309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes if I know she's super tired and needs a longer nap, I either go in before the 40 min mark and as soon as she stirs I pick her up and rock her back to sleep. Sometimes she does, sometimes she doesn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170287 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:44:05 +0000 raintreebee 2170287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't stress and just wait for her to get a little older. It's a developmental thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170228 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:24:56 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2170228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely normal for 4.5 months. It's actually when I started to be more consistent with 3 naps/day. He would take a 2 hour nap in the morning, a 45 minute nap in the afternoon and then another 30-45 minute nap in the evening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170210 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:18:36 +0000 Adira 2170210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is totally normal for her age! Xander didn't start taking longer naps until he was firmly in the 2 naps a day camp. I wouldn't worry about it. 40 minute naps sound pretty good to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-extend-naps#post-2170208 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:17:34 +0000 FaithFertility 2170208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 4.5 months<br /> Naps are 40-45mins on the DOT??<br /> She will never go back down and isn't cranky after so is this enough sleep for her?<br /> She take 3-4 a day!? </p>