https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 14:57:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733408 Mon, 08 May 2017 17:31:40 +0000 Shantuck 2733408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a rough stretch right around that point as well but we kept fighting the good fight and kept trying to put her to sleep in the crib. We used the moms on call sample schedule for setting nap times and if she woke too soon, we would go back in and help her get back to sleep. Around 5 months, we started getting longer stretches and we adjusted her schedule to two longer naps. Have you ruled out all medical issues? We had a reflux situation that I think contributed to poor sleep for awhile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733310 Mon, 08 May 2017 13:04:33 +0000 winniebee 2733310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine both just had to outgrow it - nap training did not work.</p> <p>DS1 was cat napper from 3.5-5.5 months.</p> <p>DS2 was cat napper from 3-7.5 months!!!!!!!</p> <p>I did not schedule my days around DS2 naps until he started taking longer naps. I tried nap training and staying home and it didn't help so he took a lot of car naps and stroller naps etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733309 Mon, 08 May 2017 13:03:35 +0000 catlady 2733309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 was a catnapper and I want to say she got better somewhere in the 6-8 month range (basically when she consolidated to 2 naps). After that, she was a champion napper. However, we had to make sure she napped in her crib (no naps on the go!) otherwise she'd fall back in the catnap trap. So that was hard.</p> <p>LO2 is a catnapper right now at 5 months and I'm really hoping he consolidates soon, although the nice thing is that on weekends, we just take him out and he dozes in the carseat or carrier and we don't worry about it. I am not looking forward to being trapped in the house for his naps in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733263 Mon, 08 May 2017 11:16:36 +0000 emilye519 2733263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone. I'm just at the end of my rope with this kid, he's grumpy all the time because he's so overtired and I feel like I am constantly having to put him down for a nap so I don't get a breather all day and I can't go anywhere or do anything. It takes like 20-30 minutes (or longer!) to get him to sleep and then he only sleeps 20-25 minutes and is up and is ok for maybe 20 minutes and then by the time he's been awake an hour he's fussy all over again. It's so frustrating and exhausting. I just don't know what to do and my poor lo1 just has to sit and watch endless hours of tv by herself all day. I can't keep this up, we're all miserable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733122 Sun, 07 May 2017 21:11:53 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2733122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son got better at 8 months then bad again then better at 12 months when we switched to one nap</p> <p>Dd was the same (not quite as bad) and is getting longer naps now at 10 months. </p> <p>Hang in there!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733119 Sun, 07 May 2017 20:53:56 +0000 Grace 2733119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5.5 months. She was taking 35 minute naps and one day she woke when I was in the middle of cleaning the toilet. I decided she could wait a few minutes while I finished and SHE FELL BACK ASLEEP! I was so shocked. From that day on, if she woke at 35 min, I would wait 10 minutes to get her. She fell back to sleep after 8 minutes (of crying) 9/10 times. Life was so much better after that. She was happier, I was happier. So much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733096 Sun, 07 May 2017 16:31:42 +0000 Mrs. Deer 2733096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried everything with my first. Naps didn't get longer until she transitioned to one nap around 22 months. My second's got longer on a steady 2-nap schedule around 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733087 Sun, 07 May 2017 14:13:50 +0000 pachamama 2733087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@emilye519: let's see, my guy started taking longer naps probably when he was like 8 months old. Not usually longer than 45 mins. Even now at 16 months, he does a cap nap in the AM and a pretty decent 1-2 hour nap in the afternoon. He's just not a big napper, no one in my or DHs family is. Too much to do! Sleeps awesome at night tho! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733041 Sun, 07 May 2017 07:44:04 +0000 Littlebit7 2733041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I realized I was keeping her awake too long. By the time she was giving tired cues, she was already overtired. I got her on an EASY schedule (you can google for age appropriate schedules). It really worked well. Also started using a swing for daytime naps which helped a lot as well(but I know swings don't work for all babies) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733026 Sat, 06 May 2017 22:42:42 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2733026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They got better, like 45 min-75 min, around 8 months I think. Then around 12 months they got really good, 1.5-2 hours often. We switched to one nap late, around 19 months, and he will often sleep for 2-3 hours without a peep. Hardly ever less than 2. So for us, it really did change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733021 Sat, 06 May 2017 22:14:04 +0000 Jennibenni 2733021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He really didn't outgrow out. We moved to one nap at 12 months and then he started sleeping 1.5-2 hours, but generally his naps at 22 months are 1.5 hours max. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2733003 Sat, 06 May 2017 16:54:49 +0000 LindsayLou 2733003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not what you want to hear...but my cat napper didn't really start to take better naps regularly until 15 months. Now at 20 months, she either takes a 2 hour nap or no nap at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/howwhen-did-your-cat-napper-start-to-take-better-naps#post-2732997 Sat, 06 May 2017 16:03:15 +0000 emilye519 2732997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby sleep is driving me crazy! DS is 14 weeks old and basically doesn't nap unless I hold him/nurse him or he wakes up after 15-20 minutes. He hasn't napped for longer than 30 minutes without being held since he was like 8 weeks old. I've resigned myself to the fact that he's just a terrible napper and I just hold him or he has crap naps if my daughter needs me. </p> <p>So my question is if you had a cat napper at this age did they outgrow it or did you have to actively do something to help them learn to nap better? DS sleeps pretty great at night, he's slept through the night or done 8 hour stretches severa times but for whatever reason naps are awful. So is there something I could/should be doing to help? </p>