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at 4 months, I wouldnt feel comfortable letting LO cry for more than 30 or so minutes for naps. IMO i think an hour is too long at that age. How did he do? Did he end up falling asleep? The checks might also make things worse...

I didnt really nap train, but sleep trained at night, so I know how hard it is hearing them cry for what its worth- I nursed my LO to sleep for 8/9 months for naps and then one day she magically went down on her own after crying for 3 mins, and I've been able to put her down awake since then. I think she was just ready at that point. But I am sure that with having another kid, it would be nice to be able to just put him down and say naptime, so I understand that...I hope it went well!

@Cchoi4: awww, i know its tough! I would focus on night first. i do not think i would try cio for both nights and naps at that age. naps are hard as it is and it is def something he will grow out of. naps got wayyy easier around 6 months when they consolidated and lengthend. hang in there!

I have left LO to fuss for over 20 minutes for naps- not full on crying, but going back and forth between fussing, crying, and calm moments. She ends up sleeping for a long time after so it's worth it but I hate it. Hard crying I won't let her go more than ten minutes.

But honestly I'm still mostly nursing to sleep at this point for naps, since I hear it is harder for then to fall asleep for naps. Bedtime we no longer nurse to sleep.

Eta: she is almost four months.

That is when I decided to nap train. And to be honest, it was just a spur of the moment decision because I was so frustrated that DD would fall asleep rocking at the boob but would wake up when put in the swing. So, I put her in there and walked into another room. I called my husband and cried while she cried because I was just frustrated but didn't know what to do. After 45 minutes she fell asleep. The only checks I did was look into the room to make sure she was ok. It's HARD to do but you need to be ready to do it. Good luck momma.