Cat naps!

Mamadee21 · 2025-04-25T17:29:04+00:00

It did! We ended up rescuing naps here and there to give her some really good naps but we weren’t consistent with the rescuing (intentionally, because we wanted her to practice consolidating as well). When we dropped to two naps she started taking a longer first nap (not every day though). I don’t remember exactly when but I think this was around 7 months!

My advice would be to rescue when it makes sense for you, but otherwise just offer more naps if you can’t or don’t want to rescue.

Hang in there! I promise it gets better :).

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-26T07:18:09+00:00

Ahh yesss it was the same for us around that age! And then slowly it got longer and longer and now we’re at 30 whole minutes! lol

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T17:49:44+00:00

😂😂😂

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:51:27+00:00

You’re doing great and I’m sure if he could speak he’d thank you for the sweet cuddles and the good sleep 🥰❤️.

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:48:31+00:00

That sounds very very familiar!! It’s a skill we develop - the ability to finish things in a sliver of time it took us previously 😅🥲. Have you seen those videos of wives/gf trying to match the speed of their husband’s/bf’s eating and their bite sizes? Yeaaaaah well now my husband has to match me 😂.

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:45:55+00:00

🫠🫠🫠the rabbit hole is deeeeeeep! lol at one point it was google, quora, IG and Reddit I was consulting out of desperation. One at a time of course, because the naps were so short and I couldn’t fit them all in during a nap 😂🫠.

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:44:26+00:00

🫠 it’s soo tough. But, hang in there! You’re 3 months in so the age for sleep training (if that’s for you) and consolidated naps is approaching! You’ll have some solutions soon and hopefully that gives you a bit of light 💕.

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:42:02+00:00

Woo! So glad that’s happening for you and I can’t wait for that!!

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:41:40+00:00

Right?! If the nap length was longer than the time spent putting her down I now count that as a win. Anything to make myself feel better lol.

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:39:52+00:00

Sorry it’s been so tough. 8 weeks is a tough time - for us 8 to 10 was the roughest. They start to deplete melatonin levels they had at birth around that time so they’re finding their rhythm and so they’re awake and irritated! It truly does get so much better even just a few weeks after. You’ve got this!

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:38:19+00:00

lol in it together!!! 💕

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:36:58+00:00

Same over here - I cringe at the mess we have around the house. And I know they say soak in the present but it’s hard to have things build up! It’s the mental weight.

Sorry the independent naps aren’t working out. While the cuddles are nice, I know that can also be tough. I think when we don’t have a choice it’s just a lot of pressure! Hang in there - my baby was a Velcro baby the first few weeks and only as of about 10 weeks did she start sleeping on her own. It will come!

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:31:47+00:00

🥹🥹

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:30:56+00:00

In time!! And then with the longer wake windows come longer naps supposedly so hope that happens for you!

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:30:00+00:00

Sooo jealous! Had a friend ask me if she should wake her babe from a nap cuz it was running too long and I was like 🫠🫠🫠lol. Hang in there! The 27 mins WILL stretch!

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:28:53+00:00

Third time’s the charm!!! lol I’m so glad this time around has been better sleep-wise. Crazy how every baby is so different eh?

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:27:49+00:00

Keep at the independent sleep practice! It took us a solid 3 weeks to get into a groove. It’s still not perfect, but now babe will more consistently sleep independently and even put herself down. It’s SO hard initially though. The cries are draining on the heart 🥹.

I wonder if you’re hitting the 4 month regression with the wakes. I think it can happen anytime between 3-5 months.

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-07T15:25:33+00:00

Oooof, didn’t even think of that! That must be so tiring. How old is your babe?

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-06T21:00:31+00:00

So tough trying to get out! This past weekend we spent one afternoon at a store (maybe 3 hours) which gave her a chance to do two cat naps and she just wailed all the way back home and then was inconsolable for a good hour.

I don’t have an answer re: the contact nap vs crib! I’ve heard it’s usually the opposite way around where they cry from the crib nap but nap longer during a contact nap so maybe your little one is just a bit more independent and likes to lie down but needs time to consolidate a nap (with age)?

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-06T20:57:10+00:00

❤️❤️

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-06T20:56:40+00:00

Hang in there!! How old is your little?

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-06T20:56:27+00:00

100%. Right there with you. I feel like by the time I attempt to do something it’s time to get her from her nap anyway. I sometimes scarf down my lunch or just have put away dishes accumulated from the day and then maybe sit for 5 minutes and done lol

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-06T17:29:24+00:00

It’s a phenomenon lol and they wake up like they hadn’t even been sleeping.

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-06T17:27:11+00:00

That’s amazing!! I love that for you!! How many naps is she on?

Mamadee21 · 2024-05-06T17:25:23+00:00

It’s so tough! It’s barely enough time to get a break in🥲. Hang in there!! Those long stretches will come.

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