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What do you try to get him to sleep? My daughter has to be put to sleep or she won't go. I nurse her to sleep, go for as drive or walk, or wear her every two hours to make sure she gets enough sleep. 9 hours doesn't sound like enough to me....but who knows? Does he seem overtired?

Do you let him fuss? I don't know how you feel about that, but sometimes M gets overtired and I have to let her fuss a little before she'll fall asleep. If she's full-on crying I will get her, but she usually just fusses for a few minutes then passes out.

@rahlyrah: hmmm. When does he take his first nap? I found that the first nap of the day really sets the mood for the rest of the day. My daughter can barely make it 90 minutes before she needs her first nap.

I know how you feel....izzy is almost 5 months and she has been taking like two half hour naps a day for the last couple of weeks!!!! I don't know how to help, but good luck

@rahlyrah: Ugh! Welly still isn't on a regular nap schedule but usually naps 2x day (at home - daycare is another story!). I agree with @jofylkiwi and @silva. For his morning nap if I put him down no later than 2 hours after wake-up it's usually smooth sailing for the rest of the day. Usually ...

My DS was like that for naps when he was B's age and younger. He would do one very short catnap for the whole day, but he was also NOT STTN, not at all. I was a zombie.

What time does he wake up? I totally agree with @JoyfulKiwi about starting the 1st nap early. When he was about 5 months old, I think DS would wake up in the morning around 7 and I would put him down for a nap around 8:30 or 9 and it really helped and it also made a lunch time nap possible, and sometimes even a late afternoon nap. A lot of other mom's advised me that sleep begets sleep, so once he got into a rhythm, it was much easier to have him nap and stay asleep longer than 20 minutes. Good luck!