10 month old in 30 minute nap hell

[Liverpoolgirl50]

I don’t know what else to do, I’m at a total loss.. our 10 month old has only ever napped for 30 minutes since she was about 8 weeks. Whether that’s in the pram, bouncer, car, cot (of course on me is a different story but I’m back at work now!)

She doesn’t cope well with it, is always exhausted and miserable. She sleeps well overnight from 7-6 with maybe 1/2 wakeups that just need a dummy popping back in, then has 30 min at 8:45, another at 12 and another at 3ish. But to be honest I have to try REALLY hard to keep her awake for 2/3 hours, if she had it her way she would sleep every 1.5 hours (and if we’re out in the car etc and can’t stop her - she does!)

Any magic advice out there? Nursery is worse - she only does 2x 15 mins there on a tues and weds and is a literal zombie. Is this just her.. will I never get these amazing 1.5 hour naps that everyone talks about? My family keep saying she should only be having 2 sleeps a day at this age but that’s absolutely impossible..

We’ve recently sleep trained so she falls asleep independently, so I just don’t know what else to do now.

Thanks!

Just found this thread and in a very similar situation but on 2 x 30min naps a day at 10 months. How did things work out for you?? Hope they improved!!

Ahh hello! This feels like a lifetime ago now 😂 she’s now 15 months old and naps for 1.5 hours twice a day.. if I told myself we would get to this point I’d say I was lying!

She started doing long naps around a year old, no magic wand she just got there when she was ready! I hope things turn round for you soon 💖

My second DD was a short napper. If she went 20 mins I was lucky then she was wide awake raring to go. I always said if I'd had her first I'd have stopped at one 😂 (First DD would nap for hours and I'd have to wake her or check she was still breathing).

Amazing - thank you so much, there is hope!!