10 Week Old NOT Napping

My daughter did the same thing at that age. My pediatrician said that as long as they are sleeping all night, not to worry. Some kids don't like to nap. Needless to say I was a little frustrated because I have a three year old who was begging for attention. We never got one-on-one time. I'd still put my daughter down, she'd cry, but I got some time with my son. As she got older she started playing in her crib, and now she eventually falls asleep for her morning nap. I don't even remember when the transition came, but it did. Now she naps in the morning and with her brother in the afternoon. They share a room, so that's great.

Give it time and be consistent. Maybe set a time limit on how long you let the baby cry it out in the crib (i.e. 45 minutes), just to get a break. Schedules will eventually happen, but only if mom stays on schedule.

She may not be a napper. My daughter this past weekend only napped for about an hour and half total, then Sunday took almost a 4 hour nap total that day.
Some kids are just not good scheduled nappers. My son was the complete opposite; he napped like clockwork.
Just keep trying to put her down when she's tired, and if she doesn't sleep that long then that means she's done.

My son, now 22, was like this. I went to the pediatrician as my son was not sleeping more than 3 hours at a shot..ever....and I was a walking zombie. The pediatrician stood before me and started asking me when my baby slept. He started adding on his fingers. He proclaimed that if he gets a total of 10 hours, then he is fine. He sent me away in a stupor wondering how I would survive. I did!

Your sister probably should be happy the baby sleeps all night. She sounds healthy and well. Probably just doesn't need a lot of sleep.

My daughter was like that too! She would nap best in the bouncy seat but even then it was only like 30 minutes at a time. But the good news is - she did at one point progress to 3 hour naps for a while. Now however she is almost two and already giving up her nap time (which recently has been about an hour, hour and a half). So yes, some kids just aren't big nappers! She sleeps fine at night and, as an aside - I was also the same way according to my mom - didn't like naps and gave up naps at about the same age! And I still don't like naps. =) Good luck to your sister!

I agree with Patty. She should be happy her baby sleeps at night. Mine is 9 mos and I just recently got her sleeping through the night. She took very good naps tho so I guess its one or the other b/c now that she sleeps she takes only little power naps throughout the day. But before she slept thru the night, she took long wonderful naps.
I'm finally getting a good nights rest so I don't mind the power naps. :-)

I hate to say it, but some kids don't nap well. It may just be her personality. If she's happy and healthy and sleeps well at night...well, your sis may just have a high-energy baby. Go with it and let her know to stop the struggle. It may be a phase she's going through (or not), but if the baby is happy, then all is well. Forcing her to conform would not be helpful to anyone.

Wish her luck - I know it can be frustrating (my son only took a couple 30 minute naps a day) and tiring, but it will be worth it for her to just encourage her DD's personality.

My son was like that! I remember him being a week old and not napping but maybe 1 hour during the day. But he slept very well at night!! I agree that it's a trade off. I would much rather have my nights to sleep! Tell her not to worry and that all babies are different. I wouldn't stress too much about it. I thought it was a blessing that I was never up at night with him! He slept through the night from day one...

10 weeks is too young to let her cry it out for 2 hours. At that age, sleep habits are very irregular. All three of my daughters were terrible daytime sleepers at that age . . . sometimes they barely slept at all! I know how frustrated and tired she must be. It will come in time . . . all of my girls settled into good napping habits but it wasn't until the were about 6 months old. But your sister is doing the right thing by reading the signals (seeming sleepy after eating, etc.) and making the attempts. If she is consistent with her routine, eventually the baby will be, too. Just tell her to be sure she puts the baby in a quiet, dimly lit place to sleep, just to avoid any distractions. And try white noise . . . like the hum of a fan, or a CD of ocean waves.