7 Month Nap Help

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Please help. My 7 month old barely naps. She usually has 3 naps and they’re all short - about 40 minutes each, often less. She’s at nursery 5 days a week but at the weekend if I hold her she will nap for over 2 hours for a lunch time nap. On her own she won’t nap for this long. What can I do?

It’s completely normal and there’s not much you can do about it. My little girl took 3 35 minutes naps every day from 3 months up until about 9 months. Short naps are so so common at this age. Just let her have a few 40 min sleeps or 2 40 min sleeps and one longer nap with you holding her. Watch some t.v, play on your phone, eat... enjoy the silence 😂 honestly it’s so normal but it will pass

I was you last month! 29 minutes on the dot from 5 weeks old, then one day she suddenly slept for two hours after lunch just before she turned 8 months. Did not do even one thing differently.

She now does 45-60 mins in the morning, and 60-90 mins in the afternoon (though this can still drop to 30 if her FOMO kicks in).

Babies are weird, but luckily they seem to change overnight sometimes 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thanks that’s very reassuring! I was looking online and reading that by 5 months their sleep cycles should change and that they sleep for longer so was feeling anxious that this would never happen.

At the weekends I hold her and relax, eat lunch and watch tv. I enjoy it but feel guilty for not getting on with chores. Unfortunately I can’t expect her teachers at nursery to hold her the whole time. And I’m not sure if holding her is counterproductive.

I guess I’m a bit spoilt as my 2 year old often naps for 3 hours.

I agree with a pp that it's totally normal and in time will probably improve. however there are a few things you can try that might help. blacked out room, white noise and when they stir at the 30-40 min mark don't rush to get them.
or i did this with my 2nd who wouldn't settle for long naps.... I put her down in the pram and rocked her when she usually woke up for a few mins until she settle again. it worked best if I did it before she woke but would work if I missed it and she'd woken first. i found putting the pram outside if possible worked the best. but I live in the middle of no where.