my 7 month old has stop taking her full naps which was from 2-4. she will take cat nap at 10 for about 15 min and now when i'm putting her down for 2pm nap she only sleep bout half hour. she goes to bed at 8 regularly but now that her naps are shorter shes ready at 6;30. should i just let her wait in crib during nap or get her out and just ler her go to bed earlier?
She is really too young not to be taking some kind of nap.
You need to try and re-program her to take her naps. Even if it means you nap with her.
If she wakes up bring her in bed with you.
Something I did with my daughter was aroma therepy. I used lavender-vanilla pillow spray to help calm her. You can get it at Bath & Body Works, PartyLite or any other essential oil type place.
Hi Nichelle. I have twins and one thing that has helped over the last 2 years is schedule, schedule, schedule. My twins were napping 3x/day till about 9 months (I think) then, 2x/day till 20 months, then 1x/day still at 31 months. I plan to keep them napping (or at least "quiet time" until they go to kindergarten.
Before we tranistioned to 1x/day nap, we had two naps. The twins would wake at 7am and go back down at 9am. They usually slept for 2 hours. Then they'd go back down from 3-4pm. All in all, once they were down to two naps/day (and even after they transitioned to one nap/day) they slept 3 hours during the day (combined naps) and 10-12 hours at night. They worked their way up to 12 hours at night by 12 months old.
I hope this helps. Stick to the schedule. Babies/toddlers need those 13-15 hours/sleep per day for quiet some time. Don't give up on the naps. Leave baby in the crib during naptime. Even if she's not napping, she'll get the idea it's rest time. Mommy needs her rest too!
T.
Most children at this stage still need 2 naps, but they go through periods where it is hard for them to sleep (developmental milestones, etc.). I would stick with your schedule!!!! I think that you will find the she'll fall back into that routine after this blip. Therefore, if you intend for her to nap from 2-4 (which is quite appropriate), and she wakes after 30 min., I'd leave her in the crib (as hard as it might be). You may even find that she falls back asleep. However, if she doesn't, you may feel like you are pulling your hair out for a couple days(maybe even weeks), but I think it will be worth it to get her back on schedule. Good luck to you and feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss it more!
My son did the same thing for a few months at just about that age. I let him stay in his crib for his normal nap times, in order to keep his regular schedule. Now he sleeps for his entire nap time and sometimes even longer. He's not a great sleeper during the day. He has always slept through the night, but days were iffy for a while there. Now he takes his naps at 11:30-2 every day I'm home with him, and he naps at daycare from 12-2 everyday as well. It s aregular thing for him now and he brings me his blanket and says "ni-night mommy" and off we go. Good luck, stick with the schedule even if it's hard at first, later you'll appreciate those 2 hours.
