Making a stand
about nap time could just be your little one's way of showing his or her autonomy — whether or not she is truly ready to give up the nap.
It's that they are resentful and sleep - deprived and possibly depressed and don't feel much like serving and returning with the wailing infant in front of them who has a dirty diaper and a bad attitude
about nap time.
The sun, sand and sounds will help to lull your baby to sleep as well, so no need to stress
about nap times.
Not exact matches
I would love to move to a state with enough land and a warmer climate for my sons to ride their race bikes, my daughter to have the horse she dreams of and me to finally be at peace, I also believe that there should be someone home with the kids no matter what their ages are and as a single Mom with no family support or father involvement being at home for me is even more important, especially now that they are teenagers, There are no more
nap times or
time outs and the things you worry
about during this age are so much more dangerous than falling down and hitting their heads as toddlers.
One of my favorite writers and New York
Times bestselling author Michael Hyatt puts an equal focus on
napping for many years and posted his insights in this great post
about napping.
That isn't glamorous — it makes a good story later but at the
time, you've got two babies in the tub and one
napping and you're lactating and you are trying to wrestle down a lot of big thoughts
about patriarchy!
I wasn't able to spend a lot of
time in the food area, it was way past lunch and
nap time and the kids were super cranky, but I did pick up a few things that were recommended to me by my friend that was along for the shopping trip (who just happened to have lived in Sweden and knew a lot
about the goodies I was looking at!).
Maybe a pediatrician sees many children on a weekly basis... but unless he or she is actually with the children for extended periods of
time and is putting them in for
naps and bedtime his or her opinion is
about as worthwhile on the topic as anyone else's.
I'm concerned
about cutting out his waketime activities such as tummy
time, but I really want him to learn to
nap.
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).
He goes to bed at
about 7:15 and sleeps for
about an hour and a half so that puts him needing to wake up and not be fed for a while but his awake
time is so short he starts bumping into getting ready for his next
nap.
He was fussy from
about 5 - 9 pm and would stay in there close to
nap time and would take his last
nap in there as well.
but now she wont take good
naps through out the day, she goes to bed at the same
time and same dream feed but then she will get up at 2:30 am and then every hour after that until
about 6:30 when we are up for the day, what do I do and why is she getting up so much?
I have long said I would rather have a baby sleep in the crib when we are home (where most of our
time is spent) and have a hard
time sleeping in my arms when out and
about than me need to hold the baby for
naps at home and have a baby sleep in my arms when we are out and
about.
For example her wake
time is
about 1 hr 15 minutes, she
naps for 45 minutes so then I have 1 hour left before her feeding
time.
I understand the importance of putting your baby down for a
nap as soon as the first sleep que is noted... but what
about the
time they stir in their crib before going down for a
nap.
His waketime is
about 1 hour, including feeding
time, and this means a 2 1/2 hour
nap if he goes 3.5 hours between feedings.
Personally, I think
about the
time my daughter pooped during her
nap while we were camping when she was 6 months old.
You may miss a
nap or you may miss precious
time to learn from nurses
about how to care for yourself and your new baby.
My two littles took
about a 2 1/2 hour
nap in the afternoon, and that was our school
time.
Nursing, changing diaper, changing spit - up clothes (baby's and yours), made a cup of tea, spent an hour trying to get in 10 minutes of Tummy
Time so the baby won't be a dolt, spent 40 minutes getting the baby down for a
nap which ended up lasting 20 minutes, made lunch and spilled half of it on the baby's head, clothing changes all around, nursing, found now - cold cup of untouched tea and drank it anyway, more nursing, baby falls asleep on you but wakes up if you try to move him so you just stay slumped on the couch with one leg forward and the other bent uncomfortably under you because this kid needs to sleep or we'll all diiieeee, nursing, realize you forgot
about the weekly mothers» meeting which was your only adult outing dammit and now who will be your friend?
He was staying dry during
naps from 30 months not overnight.Since I am expecting any day now (due in 1 week), I wasn't going to stress
about the night -
time training as I was expecting some regressions.
So, if between
naps and nighttime sleep your baby is sleeping
about 13 hours a day, that means that she is starting to spend quite a bit of
time awake.
The point to remember
about this strategy is that there is a definite
time limit to work to when
napping.
Every
time we tried to put baby Kayden down, he would either cry immediately or would wake up after a short cat
nap of
about 10 - 20 minutes.
If her internal clock is set properly, she will get up, take
naps, and go to bed at
about the same
time.
We did use pull - ups at night and for
naps for
about a day but he was already staying dry during sleep
time so this wan't too much of an issue.
To top it all off I feel like I am learning so much
about computers and blogging while meeting so many great new people, all during
nap time: --RRB-
Right now it seems like she is eating before and after every
nap, so
about 6
times a day!
If your child
naps, eats, plays, and gets ready for bed at
about the same
time every day, he'll be much more likely to fall asleep without a struggle.
If your child does this for
about two weeks consistently and it's throwing off the
timing of
naps, it may be
time to transition.
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.
Dropping
naps (everything you need to know
about dropping
naps from baby
naps on to rest
time for your preschooler)
Let's say that you put your baby down and they sleep for
about an hour and then want to eat again (when they usually sleep longer) do you do wake
time after the feeding or try to put them back down to finish a
nap (never seems to work)?
It is just
about impossible to leave the house without infringing on somebody's
nap time (and making them crabby for the rest of the day.)
And since we've gotten very serious
about the regular «rest
time,» Sweetness has started
napping again.
They
nap about three or four
times a day for one to two hours at a
time.
Today you will find her keepin - it - real on her blog, Little Miss Momma, as she writes
about life lessons as a Momma - in - training -LCB- with some crafting during
nap time -RCB-.
I'm a stickler
about bed /
nap time and won't take them out if they aren't well - rested because that would be miserable for me.
I was so excited
about Wenmei's discovery I had to share it and offer insight
about how we can help all our kids get that valuable
time even if they're no longer
napping.
It is designed to fit snug around your baby's head so your baby can wear them out and
about, at home, or even during
nap time.
It can be worn out and
about, at home or at
nap time.
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.
Even now my 4 yr old
naps about 2 hours a day, while the older ones have rest
time (reading or quiet play on their beds) for 2 hours a day.
My daughter is
about to turn 4 this valentines day and she is fully trained during the day and during
nap time; however when night
time arrives she needs a pull up as she has accidents due to her deep sleeping.
It is designed to fit snug around your baby's head so your baby can wear it out and
about, at home, or even during
nap time.
My 9 month old baby boy still wakes up in the middle of the night around 12 am and 4:30 am for feeding how can I make him break this habit.Another thing is he will take during the day a 10 minute
nap fighting it, he will do this
about 3
times a day during the day time.He goes to sleep at 8:30 pm and wakes up @ 12 am for feeding and again at 4:30 am How to put this baby to sleep thru the whole night?Please help a desperate mom!!!!
Initially I didn't worry
about nap / night
time because I thought she is too young.
It's not as easy the second -
time - round — much less
nap potential, sadly — here's some unavoidable truths
about pregnancy when you have a toddler /
I wish we would have had a conversation before we left home
about how to manage
nap times, parental duties, and what we could realistically do with a baby in tow.