12 minute naps

[caliwaterpolo]

My 8 week old has never let me put her down for a nap longer than 12 minutes. Is that even a sleep cycle? We’ve tried in a swaddle on her back, on her tummy supervised, in a swing, in a rock n play. I wait until she’s very asleep and without fail she wakes up after 12 minutes. We’ve just been contact napping but I have 2 other kids and it’s not sustainable. Has anybody else dealt with this short of naps? My other 2 did 30 minute naps, which seemed short. But at this point I’d happily take a 30 minute nap to get a few things done!

 

[ihavetwofeet41]

@caliwaterpolo 12 is not a sleep cycle.. I heard 30 is more normal for newborns, which is about what mine gets in his naps. I think a full sleep cycle is 45-50 minutes though so I don't even think 30 is a full cycle. But Google says it's normal for 30 min so I just go with it

 

[footballmommy]

@caliwaterpolo Swaddles are a game changer. Sometimes their reflexes wakes them up prematurely, and holding their arms down, can keep them asleep for that little bit longer

 

[katrina2017]

@caliwaterpolo If she’s contact napping until “very asleep” then she’s actually sleeping for more than 12 minutes. My guess is 10-20 minutes in your arms right? Then 12 minutes put down, so she’s probably doing 30-40 minutes total.