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Do I have to sleep train for naps after night sleep training?


We sleep trained our baby around 4 months old for nights and he started sleeping so much better! Now almost 5 months, he is only waking up once, sometimes twice at night. However, we are trying to sleep train him for one of his naps, but he ends up only sleeping for 30 or 45 minutes for when he would take about an hour and a half nap in his swing. It has started to make his night sleep worse, too - waking up more and earlier. Can I just keep him in his swing for naps until he grows out of it or would it be better to do cold turkey nap sleep training? I'm scared that he won't ever learn how to soothe himself back to sleep after the end of his first sleep cycle... he's never had more than 45 minute nap in his crib, and that makes baby and mom cranky! Any help is so appreciated!

Posted: 12/06/2012 by moriah06

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Wanted to follow up on this for anyone else in the same situation. I did wean him off the swing when he was a little over six months and sleep trained him. His naps were shorter for a while but eventually got a little longer! He's always been a cat napper but he sleeps longer at night which is nice. :)
posted 04/10/2013 by moriah06
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I'm in the sam boat. Except my son sleeps in is crib for naps and I have to swaddle him. He's doing much better at night (not being swaddled...kind of cry it out although he never cries vey much) I was told to sleep train at night first, but I worry it's confusing for him. I hope you get an anwer soon. Good luck.
posted 12/25/2012 by greeneyes8584
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