How can I get her to sleep longer?

Question

During the day my daughter only takes 15-30 minutes for a nap, twice a day. She's almost 3 months old. How can I get her to take longer naps during the day? I can't get a workout in, get any chores done, work on my college work, nada. Help!

Answer 1

when my son wakes up from a nap sooner than 45 min to an hour I immediately start the process for putting him down for a nap over until he is back asleep.  it seems to have helped and he is taking longer naps.  another thing is she may be overtired and when a baby is too tired they have trouble staying asleep..don't know why...but most babies her age can only stay awake an hour or two at a time...so as soon as you notice she is tired try to get her to take a nap.  good luck

Answer 2

She wakes up when she's hungry again so why not give her some baby cereal mixed in her formula so that it slows her digestion and keeps her fuller longer. I had the same challenge with my first child. He was 10 pounds when he was born and was hungry all the time! So at about 2-3 months old I started to put rice cereal in his formula. The first time I did it, he slept ALL NIGHT! You can buy 'nurser' bottles that have larger holes in the nipples so they can drink the cereal.