https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 05:34:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185332 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:02:37 +0000 Anagram 2185332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamasig: yes! Her old bedtime used to be 6:30 or 7:00 pm and she never saw DH at night and I was always so rushed after work to get her dinner done and get her in bed. And then she'd wake up at 4:45 or 5 am (Kill me).</p> <p>But ever since the time change, I just kept her bedtime at the new 8 pm and it's great--we have to much more time after work to play before dinner, she sees DH, and she sleeps till 6 or so which is so much nicer for us.</p> <p>She has never slept more than 9.5-10.5 hours overnight, in her whole life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185326 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:58:00 +0000 ShootingStar 2185326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to think back, but I don't think there was ever any correlation for DS. Pre-sleep training (at 7m) his nighttime sleep was a disaster, even if he had good naps. Post sleep training he generally sleeps 12 hours at night unless he's teething. His naps were always crap at daycare until he moved to the toddler room at 12m. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185301 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:42:21 +0000 Mamasig 2185301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: isn't it freeing to let go of all that sleep stuff? It was for me. DS1 has never needed a lot of sleep. I thought something was wrong and he was going to suffer developmentally. I was crazy! It's so much easier to just go with what works for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185247 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:18:38 +0000 Bubbles 2185247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's kind of true for us. If DS gets too overtired, his sleep does suffer - he will then nap shorter and wake up earlier in the morning - and we end up in a vicious circle until he finally gets in a good long nap or a bit of a lie in. But it's not the case that the longer he naps the longer he will sleep at night, or vice versa. He's 17 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185232 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:10:41 +0000 catlady 2185232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was true for us up to a point. She was a terrible sleeper overall for months, but once we sleep trained and she was able to get good night sleep in, she became a really solid sleeper. Both naps and night sleep improved. Ever since then though, I don't see much correlation. Naps don't really affect her night sleep (aside from us having to move up bedtime sometimes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185178 Thu, 21 May 2015 07:46:21 +0000 FaithFertility 2185178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 5 months I've seen no correlation<br /> She will nap awful then sleep great at night<br /> Nap awful sleep awful at night<br /> Nap great sleep great<br /> Nap great sleep awful.....lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185137 Thu, 21 May 2015 07:08:22 +0000 Anagram 2185137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not true at all for my low-sleep needs baby. But I didn't catch on to that until she was well over a year old. As an infant, I kept forcing her to go to bed earlier and earlier and all I got in return were earlier and earlier wakeups for the day. After about 8 months of her waking at 4:45-5 am for the day, I finally moved her bedtime back by quite a bit and now she sleeps till 6-6:15. </p> <p>It's been life changing for me to let go of the idea that all babies/toddlers need 12 hours of sleep overnight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep/page/2#post-2185130 Thu, 21 May 2015 07:02:39 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2185130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>True for my daughter in moderation. A good solid nap, or several good solid naps when she was an infant, meant good night time sleep. But a weird extra daytime nap will definitely ruin bedtime. I've been known to sing REALLY loud in the car sometimes to keep her from falling asleep at like 4 pm and ruining bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2185125 Thu, 21 May 2015 06:56:23 +0000 mrs. wagon 2185125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely true for my first, somewhat true for my second. I gave up trying to figure her out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2185045 Wed, 20 May 2015 23:44:12 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2185045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>absolutely true for us with both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2185025 Wed, 20 May 2015 22:27:34 +0000 mrsjyw 2185025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Def rang true for us and still does at 2.5! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2185024 Wed, 20 May 2015 22:25:16 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2185024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>True for us so far (2.5), or maybe we just have a naturally good sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2185022 Wed, 20 May 2015 22:18:36 +0000 Grace 2185022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and no. Crappy naps or late to bed often means wakeups at night and/or early mornings. But too long a nap means she's not ready for to sleep when bedtime comes around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2185008 Wed, 20 May 2015 21:26:32 +0000 Meridian 2185008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>False for my 7 month old! He used to have days with great naps and terrible nights. Now he has terrible naps and good nights (knock on wood). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2185005 Wed, 20 May 2015 21:24:44 +0000 PinkElephant 2185005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: hahahaha I take it you are not having a good night? :) Thank you for making me laugh. </p> <p>Because it's so true. I can analyze and analyze and I will NEVER figure out why my almost 3 year old naps like a champ some days and acts like I'm killing her when I put her in her bed other days....or why my 1 year old keeps me up all night for days on end until I'm literally cracking...then sleeps through the night.</p> <p>But to answer the original question - for the most part, yes. I don't believe that an extra nap or a long nap ruins bedtime/later naps. This is especially true for car naps (my 1 year old can sleep for most of a 5 hour car ride, then come right home and go to bed) or naps taken later than usual (if she takes her morning nap late, she can wake up, have lunch, and go right back down for an afternoon nap). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184997 Wed, 20 May 2015 21:07:54 +0000 PrincessBaby 2184997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think sleep is what you make it. I don't think sleep begets sleep. But I based all of our regimens and routines off of that,and at the end of the day - I sleep trained and changes in life make it a work in progress, and just because she had a great night's sleep or an excessive nap = doesn't mean I still don't have my work cut out for me to get her down for the night. </p> <p>That turd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184990 Wed, 20 May 2015 20:50:38 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2184990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not true for us for the most part. Sometimes if hes overtired he'll wake up half hour into a nap, but I get him back down. Night sleep is crap right now (9mo regression), but when he was smaller, he would often sleep better if his naps were bad that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184977 Wed, 20 May 2015 20:39:29 +0000 Happygal 2184977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm. Looks like a split! I like the point about it being quality sleep, not necessarily quantity. I still am unsure as to what quality sleep looks like for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184904 Wed, 20 May 2015 19:27:49 +0000 tysonja 2184904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>true for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184889 Wed, 20 May 2015 19:06:55 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2184889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoever said "sleep begets sleep" sits on a throne of lies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184859 Wed, 20 May 2015 18:42:55 +0000 winniebee 2184859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>False for my low sleep needs kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184853 Wed, 20 May 2015 18:35:24 +0000 Mamasig 2184853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not true for my boys. I found no correlation between naps and nighttime sleep or the quality between either. </p> <p>It's another one of those baby myths. Not all newborns sleep a lot and not every baby likes to be swaddled were also myths in my house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184851 Wed, 20 May 2015 18:32:43 +0000 sarac 2184851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very false for us. My daughter is like her father and has classically low sleep needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184846 Wed, 20 May 2015 18:30:44 +0000 Peasinapod 2184846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Somewhat true. napping too much means trouble falling asleep for the night. But if she misses her second nap than there are more wake ups at night. At 8 months 2-3-4 awake time seems to work </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184845 Wed, 20 May 2015 18:29:25 +0000 NovBaby1112 2184845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>True in the sense that if LO had good naps, she usually slept better at night. I always thought sleep begets sleep meant "more sleep means better sleep" but for us it meant "good naps means better sleep" not necessarily that sleeping a ton during the day made her sleep better at night, if that makes sense. This was only true until about 18m-2y? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184843 Wed, 20 May 2015 18:27:15 +0000 fairy 2184843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a baby it was true, but sometime around 18 months it stopped being true for my daughter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184828 Wed, 20 May 2015 17:59:13 +0000 looch 2184828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>True in that a day of poor napping resulted is poor night sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184825 Wed, 20 May 2015 17:55:37 +0000 78h2o 2184825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was true for J as a baby, but not true as a toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184818 Wed, 20 May 2015 17:45:33 +0000 rachiecakes 2184818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sooo not true for us </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/true-or-false-sleep-begets-sleep#post-2184807 Wed, 20 May 2015 17:32:56 +0000 pinkb 2184807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>True! I would say under the age of one has been out cut off. </p>