How many naps does your baby take each day?

My 7 month old baby usually takes 5 naps a day and a long good night sleep in the night. When the baby is always crying and could not sleep -check if he's hungry or the diaper's wet. Then do not let him nap when it is already around 6PM. Let him sleep at around 8PM. Practice this routine and he'll get used to it.

I agree with everyone. He is still a baby. The best work babies can do is sleep. When my younger daughter was born, the paediatrician told me that the day and night got reversed for the baby. That is they think that our night is their day and our day is their night. This goes on for about 6 months according to the doctor. Another thing is, 2-4 hours sleep is very normal for a 4 month old baby. You will see the change in him soon. He will start sleeping longer and less time. Right now, he seems very normal to me. That is probably what you don't want to hear, as in I understand you want to get a full night sleep. You will soon get to that stage. Don't worry. Is there anyone who can give you a night's rest? Your parents, siblings, friends?? It is nothing to be ashamed of to ask for help.

Hi, It makes me recalled back when my son was at young ages,before he reached 2 years old, he used to nap for twice a day. Normally he will wake up around 7am in the morning,then the first nap will be around 11am and then followed by next nap around 3pm. But once he reached 2 years old, he only have once for his nap ,that is after lunch time around 1.30pm everyday. Now, my son has reached 4 years old and in the morning,he will be at school,so his nap time has changed little bit,slightly late nap around 2pm everyday,sometimes he will insist on playing and delay till 3pm. He will nap for about 2 hours or even more if I never wake him up sometimes. It is not advisable to let our kid nap for too long,it is to let them have an early sleep at night,or else, at night time,they may refuse to sleep and will stay up late. As for the night feeding,once my son reached 15 months old,there was no more night feeding. His milk feeding will be 10pm every night and he will sleep throughout the night till the next morning,then he will have his milk again.

With my children when they were very small, I would always try to keep them awake as much as possible during the day. I did allow them to start off life having about 4 naps during the day and gradually worked down to two 2 hour naps during the day. Additionally, at night I would cluster feed them to make sure that their stomachs were completely full. By doing this, they were both sleeping through the night by the time that they were six weeks old.

I think your little one's normal for that age. My daughter napped a lot during the day when she was four months old. I found that she slept a lot better when I gave her more tummy time later in the day. Feeding her some rice cereal before bedtime helped her sleep through the night, too. Are you able to sneak in a short nap or two while your son is napping during the day? I found that really helped me out. It doesn't make up for a real night's sleep, but it will help you feel better. He should start taking fewer naps during the day and sleeping longer at night soon, too. Something else you might try is letting your baby fall asleep in a baby swing if you have one. We had some nights where my daughter would not settle down, but as soon as we put her in the swing she was out like a light. We used a Graco swing that had a white noise setting on it. That thing was a lifesaver!

One of the issues many face as babies sleeping patterns do vary. I was fortunate with both my kids that they both slept a great deal and I was able to sleep as well. It was only if they were sick that I had restless nights. I would say during the day assure there is some interaction like lullaby and or sitting in a baby swing so the baby can be a bit more alert as oppose to sleeping too much. It is difficult to recommend and pin point as my son was one who slept all day and night. Best of luck to you and I do hope you get to catch some very soon.

My kids slept a lot when they were little. My daughter never takes naps now at 6 and she pretty much stopped taking naps when she was 2. My son is 3 and as long as its just me and him at home he will lay down at 1pm with me and sleep until our alarm goes off at 3:10pm. That is when we go to get my daughter off the bus. He goes to bed at 7:30 pm and is awake at 7:05 when our alarm goes off to get my daughter ready for school.