https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:47:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777956 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:37:43 +0000 chopsuey 777956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only wake my kids up if we need to be somewhere and they're still sleeping. I'm a "never wake a sleeping baby" mom.<br /> I found that no day is exactly the same, so I keep my kids on a flexible schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777941 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:33:10 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 777941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: my baby is only 12-weeks old, so he's getting 6 hours worth of naps (three 2-hr naps), but when he hits 7-months i'll be limiting naptime to 3.5-4 hours too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777928 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:54 +0000 looch 777928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son routinely sleeps around 3 hours or longer for his nap, but it's his only nap and he gets up super early. I am more flexible with bedtime than I used to be, but it's still no more than 4 hours from the wake up time of the nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777927 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:53 +0000 hilsy85 777927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: same! I try not to let LO nap more than 3.5 hours total throughout the day, otherwise it could lead to more night wakings... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777918 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:29:42 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 777918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@WALLAROO: I wake him because I'm keeping him on a schedule and I don't want it to interfere with night sleep. I don't let my son sleep longer than 2 hours if he's having a normal, consistent nap day. If he didn't get a chance to nap for whatever reason though (like on Mother's Day), I did let his afternoon nap run up to 3.5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777851 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:13:05 +0000 WALLAROO 777851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I think I will let them wake up on their own unless it gets closer to 4 hours. They probably just need their sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777834 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:06:11 +0000 edelweiss 777834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>like mamamoose, i was having supply issues at the start and didn't let him go more than 3 hours without a feeding. honestly if i had to do it again, i wouldn't have woken him up (i would have pumped at the 3 hour mark and fed him again when he woke) unless he started to go past 4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777825 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:03:24 +0000 lovehoneybee 777825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Haha I was just thinking the same thing!! I'd do almost anything to get a 3 hour nap out of him!</p> <p>I wouldn't wake him up unless it was his last nap of the day and would seriously impact bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777823 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:36 +0000 MamaMoose 777823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she was really tiny and we were still trying to establish milk supply I never let her go more than three hours between feedings during the day. Even if that meant I had to wake her up. Nowadays I can't imagine the bliss of a three hour nap but if she took one I would just assume she needed the sleep and I wouldn't wake her up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777820 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:40 +0000 WALLAROO 777820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: this doesn't happen very often. Their naps are usually 20-45 min long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777816 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:51 +0000 photojane 777816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to say... I'M SO JEALOUS! I'd kill for a 3+ hour nap! :( :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-wake-or-let-them-sleep#post-777811 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:59:50 +0000 WALLAROO 777811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read somewhere that you shouldn't let babies nap longer than 3 hours. Do you wake your LO if their naps are longer than 3+ hours? Does it depend on the time of day? </p>