45 Minute Naps - Gardnerville,NV

If you don't want to use a pacifier, you are just going to have to let him cry himself back to sleep. He will get used to sleeping without it. It is normal for babies to wake up after 45 minutes cause they are going through a sleep cycle. (at least that is what I read) I bet if you leave him alone for 10 or 15 minutes he will go back to sleep, and it will get shorter and shorter as he gets used to putting himself back to sleep. Good Luck!

I'd take short naps and sleeping through the night any day!

i had to train my son to sleep without a paci, mainly because he never liked it. he didn't get a good nap schedule or habit until about 6 months. i'd take him for long walks, drives, etc. so he's earn to stay asleep.

i don't know how possible that is with a 3 year old to take care of also, though!!

some kids also don't nap much. while there aren't that many kids who don't need long naps, they are out there.

My daughter did the same thing. She went to sleep so well with her paci around the same age. I always only gave it to her during sleep time. Just FYI - she is almost eight months and isnt really interested in the paci anymore and sleeps well without it - i wouldnt assume that she will always be attached - I worried about the same thing (i didnt want to have to take it away and struggle through that!) But many of my friends babies just decided to give it up on their own..........

My son does the same thing! I always thought it was just a quirk of his, and then I read "The No-Cry Nap Solution," and it discussed this very issue. Apparently 45 minutes is a pretty standard sleep cycle, and although a lot of kids will sleep right through the end of a cycle, some will wake up like clockwork at about the 45-minute mark. The book goes into more detail, but basically the author suggests lurking next to where your son is sleeping right around the 45-minute mark, and the MOMENT he stirs even the slightest bit, do something to lull him back to sleep (pat his back, whisper "Shhhhhhh," gently rock the crib...whatever works for your child). If his waking is just due to the natural sleep cycle, he should fall back asleep for another 45 minutes. This has worked great with my son (though he's 16 months old, so obviously not eating as frequently, etc.), but I have to say, the author of the book said that after a week or so of this, the child would likely start sleeping through the 45-minute break on his own. Not my kid. It's been more than two months since we discovered this little pearl of wisdom, and I STILL have to lull him back to sleep after 45 minutes every day. It doesn't work every day, but it works probably six out of seven days of the week, so I'm happy with that. Good luck!

Greetings K.: Lets see you have 2 choices:
1. accept that nap time is now changed and deal with and accept it or
2. give the pacifier and acomfort and let child sleep a little longer.
Having had 5 children, several of the cutest grandchildren ever, been a day care provider and foster parent as my reason for strongly believeing naps are good.
The child can have the plug( my term for pacifier) taken away at an early age and it doen't have to be a problem. When a child is 3 and still using one then that is foolish and lazy on the parents part -- withthe exception of a special needs child for other reasons--
Our 4 month old grandchild, refuses to sleep unless she hears moms voice so we taped her and have it in the room the child also likes Native American music oncce they gave her a plug she slept deeper. She ill loose it before 1st birthday.
You have a sweet little one that sleeps at night? what a blessing that is. So to sleep all night the little one may need to be awake more inthe day time.
I have one child I car for that at age 3 would hand hers to me at the door and not get it again til the parents picked her up so the all knew what the problem was--- the parents.
Good Luck, Nana G

My baby is 5 months and takes naps anywhere from 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. My older son was the same way. Somewhere around 8 months (I think) he started sleeping longer stretches on his own. I noticed that my baby likes to eat about every 2.5/3 hours (breastfed) and he does wake in the night to eat still.
Hang in there. I am sure your babe will sleep longer on his own soon :)

Do you think he could be hungry and that is waking him early?- My babies wanted to eat every 2.5 to 3 hours.

sounds normal to me. I understand your wanting to wean him from the pacifier. I was told their long term memory develops around 5 months old. When my son was that age we quit using the pacifier during the day, but still left a couple floating around his crib. He weaned off of paci beautifully. I think they all disapeared by the time he was 1.

My child went through this right about that age then again at 4 months. He grew out of it but it was a difficult 2 weeks. He then did it again at 6 months. Just be sure he is getting enough to eat. Also, I make sure the diaper is dry right before nap time. I say it's okay to give him the pacifier and put it back in to help him sleep. The naps help him and you. And at this age, I don't think you can spoil or create a "forever" habit with the child as they change so much and often within that first year. And remember......this too shall pass! Good luck, hang in there and gather all of the other good advice from the moms here. They are great as I"m sure you've noticed!

I would not worry about the use of a paci at this age. If you just use it to help him sleep I think that is better than him being awake. If a baby/toddler has one in their mouth all the time, that is not good. I just use a paci at nap time and that is it. Is't the recommended aget to give up a paci one year old? In the "old days" we were told 2 years old for a bottle and a pacifier. Now they said to give them up at a year so they don't get attached. Babies need to learn how to comfort themself but a paci helps or the soft silky part of a blanket. Some babies their thumb or fingers. but you and your husband need sleep so I hope you just use the paci longer.
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