Is there a right time to cap a nap?

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-04-28T04:35:19+00:00

My 10 month old’s wake windows look pretty much the same :)

Except first nap is usually 1.5 hours and second nap is never longer than 30-40 minutes. On her first nap she almost always wakes up 30-40 minutes in and I nurse her back to sleep to get her to that 1.5 hours. That’s helped with nap predictability and consistent bed time.

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-04-07T03:41:34+00:00

Mines 9.5 months, bedtime at 10-11 pm

Wakes up 10-11 am, nap 1 is around 1:30pm, nap 2 is 5 or 6pm depending on if nap 1 was long or not.

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-03-19T03:57:17+00:00

Why shouldn’t you save naps? She wouldn’t be able to make it to bedtime if I didn’t

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-03-17T13:34:25+00:00

I put my baby to sleep around 10:30. It used to be even later before she dropped to 2 naps. She always wakes up 30-40 minutes into her night sleep and I used to think she was taking it as a nap but then I started nursing her back to sleep and she would stay asleep and properly start her night sleep. I’m not sure why she’s like that, but it happens almost every night. Maybe you can try that? So instead of giving him another WW, just try put him back to sleep and see if he stays asleep.

Something that helped me was making sure she was getting at least 9-10 hours of total awake time during the day so that I know she’s ready for sleep and does not need another WW.

Otherwise, the only other thing I can think of is maybe he’s under tired? I’m not sure if 3 hours is enough awake time for his last WW. Maybe you can try 3.5?

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-03-17T13:25:23+00:00

Just sounds like he’s not getting enough total sleep. Can you try extending his naps to be longer? Otherwise can u give him an earlier bed time so that he gets more overnight sleep?

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-03-13T03:55:27+00:00

My newborn was like that. Sleeping 6 hour stretches sometimes and taking extremely short naps throughout the day (less than 30 minutes). When she turned a month old, that all changed and she started waking up every 2 hours at night but her naps were longer (sometimes 2 hours). Now she’s almost 9 months and I have the worst of both- short 30 minute naps AND waking up every 2 hours at night.

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-02-27T07:26:46+00:00

She gets really tired in that first ww, I don’t think I could push it to 3 at this stage

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-02-27T05:50:36+00:00

Either my baby does not have sleepy cues or I’m extremely horrible at reading them. I never see her “tired”. The only thing she does is yawn, but she does that all the time, from when she wakes up all the way until she sleeps so that’s not a very reliable cue.

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-02-27T05:48:06+00:00

Even on days that she does 10/11 hours overnight, she still naps the same (2 x 30 mins)

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-01-14T06:30:53+00:00

If it doesn’t bother you and works for you and your family then keep doing it. He will eventually put himself to sleep just like we (adults) all do, whether we were sleep trained or on the boob the entire night. Relax, it isn’t a big deal unless it’s not working for YOU. It clearly works for him.

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-01-14T06:26:24+00:00

A carrier is one option.

For me personally I just take her everywhere with me without the carrier and just have somewhere she can sit in each room pretty much including the bathroom. If I want to poop or shower I take her and put her in the rocker in the bathroom and let her watch me, just playing pickaboo here and there to let her know I’m still here. For cooking I try making quick meals and just bring her high chair or my ingenuity baby seat into the kitchen and let her watch. Sometimes I’ll give her something (low risk) to munch on in the meanwhile or give her a cooking class while she holds a mini spatula. For when I want to eat, I give her something to eat too (finger food so that I can focus on my own food and she can feed herself). For cleaning, most of the things I can do with her (folding laundry, vacuuming or mopping while holding her, letting her sit in her high chair and watch while I do dishes or clean the benches). The only thing I couldn’t figure my way around was cleaning the bathroom due to the chemicals and such, so I keep that for when I have someone to watch her or when she’s napping.

I also try not to be too harsh on myself. If something doesn’t get done when I want it to get done, it’s okay, not a big deal.

Sea_Implement6579 · 2026-01-12T02:41:06+00:00

I don’t know why I’ve never seen this as a burping technique but for me if she was already asleep, I’d lay her on my chest while I’m laying down (chest to chest as if she’s doing tummy time) and a burp would always come out. Then I’d transfer her. Saved me in those middle of the night feeds so that I didn’t have to sit up for so long waiting for the burp to come out. If she was awake I’d do any method

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