In reality, all this anxiety
about nap schedules and my new identity as a mama was causing my brain to just not be able to shut off.
The great thing about that book is that it talked
about nap schedules and how to look for the signals in your children about when they're tired and how to work that into their days so that you can be flexible with what your child needs and that's really hard when you have three at the same time but it made us able to come up with a way to have a daily schedule that allowed for having naps and we were really strict about you know, we have to do naps.
This time, we have to think
about nap schedules, places to feed the baby, refrigerators for stored milk and baby food, plugs for breast pumps or formula storage, and quiet spots for the play yard.
Not exact matches
Full of thoughts that pertain to setting up play dates, after school
schedules,
napping, diapering, feeding, picking up toys, reading books, snuggling, killing bugs and ultimately we forget
about things like grilling pizza.
He's on a 3 hr
schedule (looks
about like this altho
naps aren't consistently good and he has a difficult time settling after his bedtime feeding - 7, 10, 1, 4, 7, 10DF).
Valerie, I wasn't sure where to post this but I had a question
about my 6 month old's current
napping schedule.
I'm trying to do what I can to fix the 45 minute
napping but in the meantime do you have any advice on what I should do
about her
schedule?
The mommy rut, with three kids ages four and under, wanting to lose that baby weight and talk
about something other than diapers,
nap schedules, and tantrums.
Other things that worked is to make sure milk is warm enough, put baby in swing with mobile on as a distraction and she is semi-upright, have baby in a good mood (feed her just after she gets up from a well - rested
nap; and wait
about 15 min longer than her regular breast feeding
schedule so she's hungry.
Now that Alex's
schedule is firmly set, Shelley feels okay
about getting off track once in a while — starting a
nap a little later, for instance — but for the most part she still sticks to their exact routine.
Working during naptime has its advantages but one of the things to keep in mind
about naptime is that
nap schedules change — sometimes day - to - day but always over time.
This week, we hear from our newest expert
about the field of occupational therapy, and from our sleep expert on working with the
nap / no
nap schedule of a two - year - old.
If you are like me, you may be most concerned
about how to help your baby keep a
nap schedule with older siblings.
Read on to learn
about different
schedules for toddlers from 18 months [or 1
nap] to age 3!
Here you'll find tips to get your baby to sleep more, learn
about baby sleep basics including your baby's sleeping
schedule,
napping, co-sleeping, and how to deal with common sleep issues.
Who's read
about the 2,3,4
schedule for
napping?
She does
nap for
about 45 min
about 3 times to twice a day depending on her siblings and their
schedules.
We are militant
about naps in our house, so between two kids, two
nap schedules, two breastfeeding sessions and two pumping sessions a day, I could barely find time to eat a sandwich in peace.
What to do
about it: If your baby is at least 6 months old, there are a few tactics you can try to get her to sleep in later, like adjusting her
nap schedule, experimenting with different bedtimes and making her room more light - and sound - proof.
Some parents are really uptight
about their toddlers
napping schedule.
The
nap schedule shouldn't be
about what mom or dad wants or thinks is right, but should be dictated by the child's biology.
If your child is a baby, the daycare may follow the eating and sleeping
schedule you dictate, but if your child is older, the daycare may have set snack, lunch, and
nap times, so ask
about schedules in advance.
Problem: Has outgrown the current
nap schedule Solutions: Think
about any changes in your child's life, growth or development.
He goes to bed between 6 or 7 pm, gets up between 5 and 6 am, and takes 2
naps of
about an hour and a half each (thank you for the post
about the 2 -3-4
schedule).
No worrying
about travel cots, babysitters or
nap schedules.
This is what I did for the second
nap, he cried for
about 35 minutes on and off, I finally went in, soothed by sit, pat and shh and he went to sleep in
about five minutes for 45 minutes, awoke 45 minutes before
scheduled 3 hr feeding and I just feed him.
At this stage, she is getting
about three to four
naps a day, and it's important to
schedule them — either at a set hour (say, 9:30, 12:30, etc.), or two hours after baby wakes.
I have a 4 month old son who has been on Babywise since
about 3 weeks old, and has pretty much done great on his sleeping
schedule,
naps, etc..
it worked like magic to restore her sleep, and she is now back on a 7p - 7a
schedule where i am waking her again in the morning, with 2
naps a day,
about 1.5 hrs each.
Is the fact that she is not in REM while eating sufficient or should I somehow strive for an even MORE awake baby??? As for question # 2: Anila's cycles are as follows: eat (and try to stay awake)- usually takes
about 1/2 an hour or so wake - is or tries to be until 1.5 hours prior to next feeding sleep - 1.5 hours (but sometimes its only 1) I know that at the moment she can be on a 2 1/2 - 3 hour
schedule but I not sure what to do if she gets up from her
nap after an hour instead of 1 1/2 hours - should I feed her right away and then start the next cycle from there, throwing off the rest of the day's cycles??
Changing your baby from two daily
naps to one
nap isn't
about what your child thinks he wants, nor is it
about the
schedule you'd like to have.
Read what the experts have to say
about various methods for maintaining a
nap schedule.
Where I treat my kids»
nap schedule as sacred and will always make the effort to be home for
nap time, she's more laid back
about naps and is less concerned if
nap happens in the car or not at all.
His book contains detailed information
about sleep research as well as some information
about age - appropriate
nap schedules.
From that moment on, shift your child's
nap and bedtimes to
about 45 minutes earlier than his / her regular
schedule.
My daughter puts herself to sleep and sleeps
about 11 hours through the night, and is working herself into a one
nap a day
schedule, but the timing of that one
nap is all over the place right now.
Her
schedule is: 7:30 - nurse, fruit and cereal 9:00 -
nap 11:30 - nurse, fruit & vegetable 1:00 -
nap 3:30 - nurse 7:00 - bottle with dad, fruit, vegetable, & cereal She used to always sleep for
about 2 hours for both of her
naps.
He used to be on a 3 hour
schedule, but now only
naps 45 - 60 minutes, and has done this for
about 3 weeks.
Bedtime should roll right into this
schedule and be
about 90 minutes after she wakes up from her third
nap.
We went during Charlotte's
nap time so that she would sleep the whole time, and it really worked out perfectly (you can read
about her
schedule here).
Following lunch, people usually grouped themselves into one of two camps: the
nap in the air - conditioned lounge with a cocktail by their side camp, and the head back out into the world and take part in learning
about French history and culture camp, the latter of which meant you were taking part in one of the many daily
scheduled excursions for the day.