Routine Issues

[Sleepyparents]

I'm having problems getting my 5month old into a routine for napping in the day. Been trying for a while now. Her usual wake up time is 7am and usually by 8.30 she is having morning nap. This is where the trouble starts. To get a nap time for mid day and then afternoon is an issue. Some days she doesn't go down at all and I feel I spend my whole afternoon trying which becomes very frustrating and tiring for us both. How can I get this sorted as I read conflicting information about times. For example- if she sleeps for hour in morning her next nap would be 11.30 ish but if she sleeps for 2 hours her next nap would be 12.30.. how am I ment to get her used to a time when it's constantly changing. Feel like I'm failing a lot lately as carnt seem to give her what she needs. Please help.

I'm no expert, but I think at this age they're too young to keep to a schedule by the clock. I certainly had far more success using wake windows (and the Huckleberry app so it did the working out for me). It can be a bit of pain when nap lengths are unpredictable but I'd take that over an overtired whingy baby any day!

Same here, got an 8 month old little boy and his nap lengths are very unpredictable, I also go with his awake window usually 2.5/3 hours ❤️xx

Second the huckleberry app and not being too tough on yourself. They are still a bit young for a proper routine imo and I know well the frustration of spending hours trying to get babies to sleep when you want them to!

They're all their own people, I think my son was closer to a routine by about 9 months.

Thanks all as always for your replies.. I'm now googling wake windows to get all info I can to use..maybe I need to relax a bit and not force naps when she resists.. it's just so frustrating when I can see she's tired but won't sleep. 😴😴🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️