https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:50:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1727176 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:14:07 +0000 daniellemybelle 1727176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Naps SUCK, especially at that age.</p> <p>Does she fight it when you rock her? If she's crying or having a hard time falling asleep, she may actually be OVERtired. Have you tried just putting her down how you do at night, maybe a little earlier than you normally would rock her?</p> <p>If she goes to sleep easily, she might just be used to getting rocked. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. We have sleep trained a few times for night sleep &amp; LO goes down in her crib awake without rocking but we still rock for naps because she's been a solid napper for a while now &amp; I don't want to mess with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1727103 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:43:40 +0000 Grace 1727103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think naps just suck and it takes time for their brains to figure it out. Try putting her down every once in a while to see if she'll sleep, but otherwise, if the rocking doesn't bother you, just go with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1727086 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:37:48 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1727086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How many naps a day is she taking? Naps are definitely harder to get regulated and settled into, but it slowly happens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1727077 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:35:56 +0000 googly-eyes 1727077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: nah. You could try earlier/later times for naps but it's pretty normal for naps to be more difficult and they fight it more. Is it a lot of crying? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726782 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:54:13 +0000 JoJoGirl 1726782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They definitely have a harder time going down for naps. My LO was putting herself to sleep w/o rocking etc by 5 months, naps she couldn't do it til closer to 9. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726777 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:53:46 +0000 illumina 1726777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were in the same boat...night time was fine, she'd put herself to sleep and STTN. Naps were another thing...we ended up letting her CIO for a day when she was around 3 months because she would not fall asleep on her own. It was life changing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726769 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:52:19 +0000 Smurfette 1726769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried the same routine as bedtime? If you read a story before bed, do it for naps, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726735 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:39:18 +0000 Foodnerd81 1726735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Naps were the bane of my existence at that age. What eventually worked for me was more watching the clock than watching for sleepy cues-- pretty much 1.5 hours after she woke up, it was time to start getting her to sleep again. I was still nursing to sleep for naps, mostly, at that point. I don't think you are doing anything wrong-- the fact that she can go to sleep at night like that, and sleep for a long time, shows she is doing really well! Naps are just harder, and they get harder throughout the day too-- like C's morning nap was always better than the later ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726650 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:21:17 +0000 merbaby14 1726650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is about the same age and his naps drive me a little crazy too! I know he needs them (at least 3 a day) but I also have to rock him then he only sleeps for 30 min and cries! He'll finish the nap if I hold him so i know often he's still tired. </p> <p>What I try to pay more attention to is how he seems rather than what all the books say he should be doing nap-wise. If he only sleeps for 30 min but is smiling and in a good mood when I go get him, that's it. But if he's fussy or whiney, I interpret that as him needing more sleep. </p> <p>That all said, I think it's good that you are helping your LO fall asleep for naps bc more likely than not at this age he needs the rest but also still needs some help getting there. </p> <p>If he does seem to naturally get sleepy around certain times, maybe you can note those and aim to do naps at those times so it doesn't feel like you're forcing it as much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726316 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:12:32 +0000 anonysquire 1726316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: thanks! Ya I was happy about her night sleep so I wasn't really caring about naps but then I started wondering if I was forcing her to take a nap and that's why she cries and needs to be rocked.</p> <p>@BoogieBea: the only cue I see if kind of whining. I don't know if that's a cue haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726016 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 01:03:14 +0000 BoogieBea 1726016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always had harder time getting my kids to nap even when they were infants. I ended up having to nap train them. I was terrible at looking for their sleepy cues and often miss that magical window where they can just be put down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1726014 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:58:48 +0000 googly-eyes 1726014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like you're doing the right thing! My LO was still a swing napper at that age. She sounds like a good sleeper so if its working, keep doing it. You can keep trying to just lay her down too and one day she might surprise you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-2#post-1725985 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:12:58 +0000 anonysquire 1725985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure if babies are supposed to nap by now or if it's all still random? Anyways maybe someone can help me! So Zuma sleeps so good at night. Like lay her down at 11:30 and I don't see her again til 7:30-8:30. But I just lay her on my bed an she puts herself to sleep. No rocking, no funny business. Fast forward to naps.... I have to rock her to sleep every nap! Is she just not tired and I'm forcing it? What am I doing wrong here ladies? It's prob obvious but I'm just not understanding.</p> <p>Oh and she's 3.5 months. </p>