Need help with naps

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  Answered at 9:52 PM on Nov. 11, 2008 by: SamanthaAgain
  
  My son did the same thing around that time. I think it's either teething or a growth spurt. Just do the best you can, it will pass!
• Answered at 9:55 PM on Nov. 11, 2008 by: bc19
  
  my best suggestion is to run her to the ground. I mean like straight play or running around so that way she stays up for awhile but is getting stimulated so that hopefully she will want a nap. The way i did my son was i wanted him to take a nap every 90 minutes so when he had been up for 90 minutes i went and layed down with him. The first few times we didnt really get a nap per say it was more like quiet playing but he got use to laying down for a nap so after a week or so he actually did go to sleep. He is now 6 and a half months and he still has three naps a day for an hour each time and sleeps 10-12 hours at night.
• Answered at 9:57 PM on Nov. 11, 2008 by: HaydensMommy708
  
  I'm not sure it's a growth spurt. She's not eating very much... no where near what she was eating say a month ago. She is a little more fussy than usual, but not out right crying. She has been rubbing the back of her head near her ears and she is chewing on her fingers/hands and drooling a little bit. But the big thing is she won't sleep. Sometimes she will when I lay down with her
• Answered at 10:12 PM on Nov. 11, 2008 by: SamanthaAgain
  
  Rubbing her head and ears makes me think maybe ear infection. But the chewing and drooling is classic symptoms of teething. I would make a call to your doctor and see what they think.
• Answered at 10:17 PM on Nov. 11, 2008 by: Liyoness
  
  Babies need to sleep roughly every 2 hours- give or take.. some babies are more, some are less..
  
  She may be TOO tired by the time you're ready to put her down for a nap, so you may want to try rocking, bouncing, and holding her through the day to see when she naturally falls asleep in your arms..
  
  And cat naps are fine.. She doesn't have to sleep for several solid hours.. If you go about your day with her, you'll probably find she conks out fairly often, for half hour spurts..
• Answered at 10:50 PM on Nov. 11, 2008 by: penny4j
  
  About the growth spurt suggestion, my kids would eat like crazy for a week or two, then not seem to want much at all. Then, after another week or so, they would get bigger. My granddaughter just went thru this. She just turned 8 months. For the first 2 weeks of her 7th month, she ate lots more than normal, and slept more than normal. Then the next 2 weeks, she would barely eat at all. And she wanted to play thru naptime. At the 7 month mark, she wore 3-6 month size clothes. She nearly skipped the 6-9 month size, and now is in 12 month. By Christmas, I expect those will be tight.
• Answered at 12:35 AM on Nov. 12, 2008 by: Cherish050307
  
  My daughter did the same thing when she was teething even with her ears, but they never caused her pain. Teething tablet they have them at walmart they work wonders. They are by the teething stuff. give then to her right before sleep.. the sllep thing i would try to keep her up like an hour later at night then pick two time to put her in her crib during the day like before lunch and before dinner. and only let her sleep for like an hour until she is used to it and you can let her cry herself to sleep, she will do it for two or three days then she will know that when she goes in her crib it's time for a nap
  

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