https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:37:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-give-up-on-a-nap#post-1107109 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:28:13 +0000 edelweiss 1107109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: the too-short 45-minute nap was the bane of my existence during maternity leave. i would put him down for a nap and just be on pins and needles, waiting for him to cry. argh. i feel you, mama. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-give-up-on-a-nap#post-1107100 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:26:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 1107100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: I do leave her to fuss but then it escalates to real crying :(<br /> She's slowing driving me crazy with this one issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-give-up-on-a-nap#post-1107090 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:24:51 +0000 edelweiss 1107090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if LO woke up too early from a nap (he had a hard time getting past the 45-minute mark and was still super cranky and tired), i would sometimes leave him and see if he went back to sleep in 15-20 minutes. if he didn't, i gave up on the nap. </p> <p>or, i gave up on the nap if i didn't want to deal with hearing him cry/fuss in his crib and preferred to hear him cry/fuss in my arms, ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-give-up-on-a-nap#post-1107080 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:21:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 1107080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If baby keeps waking up too early from a nap, when do you accept that the nap is over? C, 8 weeks, is driving me nuts with the naps. She is a cranky mess if she doesn't take a long morning nap (like min 1.5 hours) but she keeps waking up and crying. She's still tired and if I bounce and rock her for another half an hour she will fall asleep again, maybe for 15 minutes, maybe for an hour. We have to go out at noon. I guess I'm just giving up on this one? Ugh. </p> <p>Plus side she slept more than 8 hours straight last night! And now she is laying in my arms smiling up at me like, haha you thought you could shower? </p>