Do you cap naps?

4 - 6 months

My baby is 5.5 months old.

I find myself having to wake him up from basically each one of his 3 naps. A lot of times he would nap for 2 hours for his 1st or 2nd naps, and I know the recommendation is to cap at 2 hours. Then for his 3rd naps, I try to cap at around 30 mins to protect bedtime.

I’m following the rules (I think), but it also feels wrong to always wake him up. I wish he would wake up naturally, but he doesn’t, and I feel bad always interrupting his sleep. Am I the only crazy person who keeps waking her baby up? Or are a lot of you in the same boat as me?

Also, how much total daytime sleep are you giving (or did you give) to your kids at this age?

Thank you!

Posted Feb 18, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC

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