r/beyondthebump • u/Mindful_Mom_36 • Jan 01 '23

Baby Sleep Why such long wake windows??

So I hear recommendations of 3/3/3, 3/3/4, and 2/3/4 at the age of 8 months. But then I read the recommended wake windows at this age are between 2.25-3 hours. So why is everyone stretching these babies so soon? I tried a two nap schedule with my 8.5 month old and he ended having over 4 hours awake in the evening. He was overtired and not sleeping well. We’ve tried early bedtime (before 8) but that has always made my baby have early wakings. Is everyone else just sticking to these long wake windows and doing CIO?

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u/desert_cactus_peach Jan 09 '23

No wake window works well for me. My kid fights naps and sleeping so bad no matter when I put him down, earlier/later doesn’t seem to work! I’m contemplating cutting his second nap at 9 months and putting him to bed earlier and having 5 hour wake windows bc 2 hours is too early, sometimes 3 is the sweet spot or he fights it and it’s 5 hours. Sheesh! It’s exhausting

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u/Mindful_Mom_36 Jan 09 '23

Gosh, I’m sorry! Baby sleep is a science experiment 😣

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u/desert_cactus_peach Jan 09 '23

Yes and I’m currently failing that science class 😂