Initially I didn't
worry about nap / night time because I thought she is too young.
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.
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.
What the book does for you is consolidate the information and put everything you need to
know about naps in one place.
Grace used to be the
same about her naps and we used to go for long drives so I am hoping the next one is a little easier.
I think they're probably going to get a little bit more out of the content like we're talking
today about naps.
There are two things to
remember about naps: Don't take more than one and don't take it too close to your bedtime.
Oh man, I was
all about napping when my girl napped; it probably helped keep me sane.
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.
If you're among those who perpetually crave caffeine,
fantasize about naps, and yawn through meetings (all symptoms of sleep deprivation), don't despair.
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.
@TinaBOT, when my first baby slept well, I assumed that I was great at being
rigid about nap and bedtime (I was!)
If your baby is happy without much daytime sleep, and is sleeping well at night then don't
fret about napping.
Expert
opinions about naps for toddlers, alternatives to naps, what to do when your child refuses to nap, and more
For more in - depth
details about nap coaching, please refer to my books Good Night, Sleep Tight and The Workbook, 52 Sleep Secrets for Babies.
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.
Gradually, the two will be in sync and you won't need to worry
about her napping routine again... at least until age 3 or 4, when she's most likely to give up daytime sleep for good.
The sun, sand and sounds will help to lull your baby to sleep as well, so no need to
stress about nap times.
Just as toddlers don't all learn to walk at the same time, kids don't give up the need for naps at the same time — so it's impossible to make broad
generalizations about nap needs based on age.
Oh god I could go on and on
about napping at daycare once a week and Papa trying to put him down even a couple times a month and the shame / longing of not being able to get a babysitter after 8.
That said, there is a wealth of information in this book and adding up the different
info about napping we do feel we are starting to crack it!
Learn more about how creativity and Sizzling Starts far outweigh structure, spelling and grammar in writing scores, and read the common
myths about NAP.
So things start falling into place and then what you are going to do
about naps becomes very straightforward.»
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.
Also, I have posted a
question about naps three different times (in the last two weeks), and I havent gotten an answer so I do nt know if theres something wrong with the nap posts!!
I think that these nap articles will help you: Nap Time Tips, and this article
all about naps.