https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:56:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-353945 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:24:35 +0000 creativemomma15 353945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated... my 7 month old son is starting this too! I'm at a loss for what to do, but I feel your pain... I hope your LO starts improving! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352136 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:01:43 +0000 Rubies 352136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: I just went by her sleepy cues and slowly just extended her wake time to 2.5 hours. I just went back into my notes and when LO turned 6 months old I had written: "She's taking 2-3 naps a day some as long as 3 hours but a minimum of 1hour. I never know if it's going to be a long nap or short nap kind of day." And this carried on until 8.5 months where it was for sure 2 naps/day...And sometimes a third if needed. However, her last nap (be it her second or third) NEVER went past 3:30pm and if she did take a third nap, it was always very very short (30 minutes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352124 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:49:00 +0000 Freckles 352124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: Was there a transition period you had to suffer through to figure out her awake time was 2.5 hours? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352120 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:44:22 +0000 Rubies 352120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was 6 months old, she was just starting to transition from 3 naps to 2. This could possibly be a solution? Her awake time was about 2.5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352113 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:34:24 +0000 Freckles 352113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: i wish she could just take a bottle and pass out! i've tried to nurse her to sleep but she's just awake afterwards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352106 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:29:29 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 352106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: oh you poor thing! My LO went through something similar around that time and it was a mix of things that caused it. If she woke up after we put her down for a nap, we had to let her cry for a few min. Then we would go in with a bottle and she would take it and pass out. If we just let her cry, she would make herself sick, but at the same time, she had to cry a little before she would take a bottle. </p> <p>Hope things get better quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352102 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:26:00 +0000 cvbee 352102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Now: awake times are 2 hours, then 3, then almost 4 before bed. Before, it was more like 2, 2.5, 2.5, 2. Then one day those last two awake periods just melded into one, as he didn't have a third nap, so I just put him to bed a little earlier than 'normal bedtime' when that happened. It happened quite naturally. </p> <p>But if I try to put him down early now he definitely won't fall for it. He's got this new routine and he's sticking to it!</p> <p>(Not going to lie: I already miss the 3rd nap. Imagine if you were at work and your boss said, hey everyone, we're going to cut out one of your breaks? That's a bit how I feel. But that's what I signed up for. I know as soon as baby gets crawling I'll also have to up my game big-time.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352089 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:16:17 +0000 Freckles 352089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: It's really hard to tell whether she's eating a lot more. Sometimes she'll get distracted so i'll try to offer her the boob more often to compensate for a short nursing session. When she cries at night, i am sure she's not hungry because she will pass out after a few minutes of nursing. </p> <p>@bree72: A part of me worries that it's separation anxiety! Right when she hit 6 months, she would let out a bit of a cry when i left the room but she quickly went to sleep so i never thought it was a problem. Until now. </p> <p>@Rubies: I never had to nap train by crying-it-out, but tried it today. Omg, i started crying after 30 minutes (and i've never cried while having to do cio with her) because she just would not stop crying. I am really opposed to having her nap in the ergo (i only use it if going out for more than a few hours) because i'm afraid her sleep will regress, but at the same time I know she's super tired!</p> <p>@cvbee: before switching to 2 naps a day, what were his awake times like? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-352012 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:20:09 +0000 cvbee 352012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6 month old just switched to 2 naps a day....he does 2 hours awake, then 3, then almost 4 before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-351965 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:20:35 +0000 Rubies 351965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OH noooo!!! It could be so many things (teething, growth spurt, curious, separation anxiety, etc.) and it's so tough! You need a break! Along with sleep-training, are you also nap training? Is it something you might consider? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-351958 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:18:12 +0000 BananaPancakes 351958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From what I've read, 6 months is when most babies begin to remember you when you leave. This is why separation anxiety can start hitting around then. Maybe she's begun to miss you when you leave the room? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-351827 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:53:51 +0000 Honeybee 351827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growth spurt? Have you noticed an increase in her eating? 6 months is also a really big age for all sorts of developments, physical and mental, so that may be playing a part. She'll likely go back to normal on her own within a few days to a week if it's a growth spurt or developmental stage. I know it can be really hard, though. :( Hang in there! It'll get better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-challenges-at-6-months-i-want-to-cry#post-351749 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:57:59 +0000 Freckles 351749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the last three months, LO has been a great napper. Even during sleep regressions at night, she was a dream to put down for naps and would sleep quite a bit. (Please note that she was not a good sleeper naturally, but we really had to work on teaching her how to sleep and reading her sleepy cues.) In the past month, we've even been able to put her down completely awake and she'll go to sleep.</p> <p>Until this past week. </p> <p>She'd been having major problems sleeping at night, but she was still okay for her naps until recently. I can no longer put her in her crib awake. If i rock her to sleep and put her in her crib, she wakes up and screams. The other day she was awake for 3.5 hours before she passed out in the ergo. Today i couldn't put her down for her morning nap, and ended up having her sleep in my arms for an hour. </p> <p>Is this a 6 month sleep regression? What's going on? I really don't think it is teething. I can barely get anything done, let alone eat. </p>