Comments on: Cry It Out For Naps? Here’s What You Need To Know https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/ Get rid of frustrating baby sleep problems and heartbreaking tears with our baby sleep guides and sleep consultations that let you get the rest you need! Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-151562 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:23:59 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-151562 In reply to Mariya.

Hi @Mariya –
Thank you for writing to us about your 4 month old! Congrats on making such great progress at night! That’s great! Naps can be tougher, so hang in there! Short naps are very common at this age, and crying for 2-3 minutes before a nap is common too! YOu may be able to adjust his schedule a bit to ensure that naps are offered at good times for him. here is a link to our free sample schedules for 4 month olds:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/4-month-old-schedule/
Thanks again for writing Mariya! If you find that you need more help at any time, please contact us!

]]> By: Mariya https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-151404 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:58:59 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-151404 Hi, we’ve been doing sleep training for a week now for our 4m old (18lbs). In the night we went from 2-4 wakeups with nursing to me waking him up twice to dreamfeed & him not waking up on his own between 7:30pm and 5:30am. So great win! I put him down in the crib at 7:30pm after a bedtime routine and he goes to sleep within a minute with no crying.

However, with naps progress was harder. A big win is he naps 2-3 times in his crib without any assistance. We used to take him in a stroller/ nurse / rock to sleep at naps before. However, at the beginning of each nap he still cries: sometimes 2-3min, but once in a while it’s back to 10min. He’d also cry a bit at 30min and 45min from the time he goes to sleep. Is that something that improves over time or is there something we’re doing wrong?

]]> By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-150688 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:30:48 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-150688 In reply to Jessica.

Hi @Jessica!
Thank you for writing to us, and sorry to hear that your toddler is refusing naps! This age can be a tough one for sleep – especially naps! I think your suspicions are correct, and that she may have a hard time waiting till 12pm to nap, if she is waking at 6am! Here’s our free sample schedule to use as a guide: https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/toddler-schedule/
This resource may be a really great one for you too: https://www.babysleepsite.com/mastering-naps/
Thanks again for writing, and please contact us if you find that you need help with your daughter at any time!

]]> By: Jessica https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-150557 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:24:23 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-150557 Hi – my 19 month old daughter has refused naps for about a week. I am trying Ferber to get her to nap again. I want to move her nap back from 11am to 12, but she wakes up at 6 and I think she’s too tired to wait. She goes to bed at about 6pm and passed out. I miss her nap time! Help!

]]> By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-148441 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:34:27 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-148441 In reply to Jenny.

Hi @Jenny –
Thanks for writing, and don’t give up on lengthening those short naps! Here’s a great article on our blog that might help with those naps:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-naps-2/short-baby-naps-explained/
Once naps are a bit better, if he is still waking too early, you can consider shifting his schedule. This info should help if you need to!:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-waking-too-early/
We’re here to help if you’d like to work one on one with one of our expert consultants! We’ve helped many families who have tried different consulting services and find that they still need help.
Please feel free to reach out to us for more info and hang in there Jenny!

]]> By: Jenny https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-148107 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:44:15 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-148107 We used sleep consultant lead controlled crying with my 11 month old who had woken every 1-2 hours since 4 months old and could only be settled by nursing back to sleep. Bedtime now is pretty great, he grumbles for 30 seconds then sleeps 17:30-5:30, occasionally waking in the night but we ignore him and within a few mins he’s back to sleep. Obviously the 5:30 thing isn’t ideal and we’d like to push it back to 18:30-6:30 but it is a push to get him to stay awake even til 5pm. He used to nap great when we napped together but now I put him to sleep alone in his cot he cries 10-20 mins and then naps for only 20-30 mins, mid morning and early afternoon. Our sleep consultant recommended a third nap late afternoon but he refuses. It’s been 3 weeks since we started the training now. How can we shift his bedtime back? How can I encourage longer naps? Will he always cry when I put him down to sleep?? 🙁

]]> By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-147907 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:24:46 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-147907 In reply to Melissa.

Hi @Melissa – Thank you for writing to us, and congrats on getting through some nighttime sleep training! We wish you continued good luck with the naps too Melissa! Yes, if you choose to not do any CIO for the last nap of the day, you can help her get to sleep in the same manner as before the sleep training. This will ensure at least one good nap while you’re working on the other naps! Good luck and I hope that everything goes smoothly! If you’d ever like more help with sleep, please contact us for more info! : )

]]> By: Melissa https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-147761 Sat, 09 Nov 2019 17:42:10 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-147761 If you don’t recommend cio for the 3 rd nap do I just rock her to sleep on the last nap lik I would have before the sleep training ? It’s my first day doing this and She survived the night now I’m just trying to get thru naps

]]> By: Danielle https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-147462 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:35:45 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-147462 In reply to Katharine Skipper-Horton.

Hi Katherine,
Thank you for visiting The Baby Sleep Site! I’m so sorry to hear you’re struggling with nap coaching. This can be tough because babies are unique, and you may need a different method or a different schedule for your daughter depending on what’s going on at night, when she’s eating, etc. If you’re a Member, I’d definitely check out our Mastering Naps ebook and maybe check in with a sleep consultant on the weekly chat about the method you’re using. Hang in there, and good luck!

]]> By: Katharine Skipper-Horton https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/cry-it-out-naps/comment-page-3/#comment-147018 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:11:01 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=22232#comment-147018 Hi!
I’ve got a 7- month old little girl who is stubborn as anything. She is somewhat trained at night (still screams about 30 minutes each night after putting her down) but we consider that a win after a week of CIO. We are now wanting to try CIO for naps as she only naps on my chest (we think this is the reason for night screams). We tried yesterday but she screamed for an hour and then refuses to sleep. Any tips? Does the screaming get better?
Thanks!

]]>