Posted by taytayp on June 07, 2007 at 09:07:24:In Reply to: 8 mo. old takes short naps - Help! posted by eca2007 on May 20, 2007 at 13:36:04:
my son is also almost 8 months old and is doing the exact same
thing. he actually used to sleep a little longer but his naps never
go past 45 min and he is obviously not happy without the sleep.
the book i read that has saved my life (healthy sleep habits
happy child) suggests that for a short time (5 to 7 days) to put
the baby to bed very early (5 or 5:30p) which will cause him to
get sleepy during the day being up a little earlier in the morning.
this will help him to take the naps he needs. once he is doing
better with naps begin making his bedtime later in 20 minute
increments until he is back to a bedtime between 6-8p. i am
doing this process right now and it is starting to help. good
luck!