How Many Naps Is Too Many Naps?

My son napped a lot when he was 2 months old, I really can't put a number on it. He would pretty much just nap and eat and then play for a short periods in between. I wouldn't say he was on any kind of schedule at that age and really to hard to try and put them on one at that age. He really enjoyed being in his swing at that age and spent a lot of time napping there. At the time it seemed like he spent a lot of time in it but when I look back on that time it was because he slept a lot and that was where he took his best naps. If you have a swing give that a try, it was my sons’ favorite place to rest. Give it some time and eventually you will be able to work into a schedule but for right now I wouldn't put too much time and energy into it. Hope this helps a little.

I don't know what you mean by a schedule. With my grandkids my daughter nursed them at approximately the same times and the babies slept in between those times. As babies get older they need less sleep and become more active. Perhaps that's why yours isn't napping within the schedule.

Babie's bodies seem to know what they need. Some babies will never stick to a schedule. I think it's important to be flexible especially as the baby grows.

Are you an elementary teacher by chance? I have a friend who is and a granddaughter going into the 3rd grade. Elementary tachers have schedules and they can't be very flexible about them.

As long as the nap isn't over 4 hours, I say let them sleep. When they are so little you just have to do whatever works.

A.,

If I remember right both my kids (now almost 5 years and 17 months) would take 1-2 naps in the morning and 1-2 naps in the afternoon. It's all a little hazy now trying to look back through the sleep deprivation and the 3 am feedings. If she's having trouble sleeping on her normal schedule she may be trying to tell you that it's time to 1) change the schedule, and 2) it might be time to start phasing out a nap somewhere in the day.

There is another post here that is very similar to yours. The mom is having to deal with a little boy that is fighting tooth and nail when it comes to nap times.

Good luck,
Melissa

That is a very young age to expect any sort of "schedule." Basically, at that age, my children ate, stayed awake a little, and then napped, roughly in 3 hr cycles. Let the baby nap as much as she wants/needs.