So today I had my moms & babes group and one of the things we were talking about was napping. We discussed the struggles of napping and I shared how Olivia doesn't like to take long naps, even though she needs them! One of the leaders of the group kept trying to say that it was my fault that she doesn't take long naps--she would say, "boy does she have you trained"... Seriously? How? Because I put her in her crib? I don't pick her up when she cries right away? What?
She just won't take long naps. (Although right now she's butting up to two hours!) I really don't think it's my fault and, frankly, wanted to push her in the Rum River (we were at the park) for saying so. Maybe she should take issue with the gal in our group who still holds her little guy for naps...and he's 9 months old. Now there's a reason why he won't take naps by himself.
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Johnny takes very short naps throughout the day. He is in daycare full time, so we don't have him on a set nap schedule. I worry he doesn't get enough sleep too.
I suppose at some point he will have a set naptime at daycare and we will have to try to get him on a schedule.
Every baby is different and I don't think you are doing anything wrong. Olivia may be like John and she just likes to stay up. However, it makes it hard for Mom to get anything done and sometimes I know I end up with a crabby baby.
best of luck to you!
Cherie
I'll say a grrrr to her for you!! Its so frustrating when people talk to other parent's as if they understand the world from THEIR experiences!! Do you get parents mag? This is what I read today -- sorry for the length.
Q: My baby naps for only 30 min at a time. Is he getting enough rest?
A: "It's an old wives' tale that naps need to last an hour to count," says Jodi Mindell, PHD..."Many babies nap for only 30 or 45 minutes, and THAT'S ALL THEY NEED." And don't worry about his sleeping too much either. Snoozing for as long as two hours at a stretch is fine. "The key is not how much he sleep," says Marc Weissbluth, MD, ... "It's more important to look at your child's behavior around 4 or 5pm. If he's calm, sweet, and easygoing, everything's okay. If he's not, you probably need to adjust something in he sleep schedule."
Nothing, I repeat, Nothing about a set amount of time for a "good" nap. Olivia's fine. Shake her dust from your shoes, and keep up the awesome parenting. :)
p.s. the emphases were courtesy moi! :)
Thanks to both of you! I appreciate your comments more than you know. It is frustrating that O won't take longer naps, but there isn't much that I can do some days. The frustrating part is that I can tell, a lot of the time anyway, that she is still tired when she wakes up. But she won't sleep more! I tell ya.. it's a never ending battle. Thanks for the encouragement. Bridgit-I ordered parent mag. a long time ago and never got it! I'll have to check into that!
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