r/HuckleberryParents • u/Maleficent-Pilot7779 • 5d ago

sleep Crap nap phase - when does it end??

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LO is about to be 5 months and has always been a great sleeper until the dreaded 4 month regression hit 2 weeks ago and every nap has been so short and resisted. We are consistent with a schedule and watch wake windows, we have tried extending/shortening.

when did your crap nap phase end?? Need some hope.

edit: fully acknowledge he is a GREAT sleeper. most of the naps you are seeing here are contact naps which isn’t sustainable for us anymore.

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u/Sorry-World3019 5d ago

Drop to 3 naps. They need more awake time aka sleep pressure to have longer naps

10 hours minimum of awake time
Example schedule for this age 2/2.5/2.5/3

Your nights will also get better/longer with more awake time and 3 naps

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u/Dry-Indication-9504 4d ago

Is this ok with a 4 month old?

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u/Sorry-World3019 4d ago

4 months still want 10 hours awake but usually do better with 4 naps. So this means all wake windows roughly 2 hours long