As her naps are just starting to develop, you will need to watch
her for her sleepy cues and then get her down within these windows.
You have the added challenge of watching not just one, but two babies
for sleepy cues.
I was doing the leave and check method but that just made him more mad... so for the past 3 days I have been doing the following... For the morning nap I only give him an hour of awake time and really watch
for sleepy cues.
Keep an eye out
for sleepy cues — at this point your little one can only stay awake for short periods of time.
Keep an eye out
for sleepy cues S — 8:15 — Swaddle and lay baby in crib.
Keep an eye out
for sleepy cues / signals and start your baby's bedtime routine as soon as you see those tell - tale signs.
If your baby is just an infant, you should look
for sleepy cues like staring off into space, yawning.
Make sure that you watch your baby
for sleepy cues carefully, and be sure to change your baby's diaper right before a nap or bedtime.
With twins you aren't just watching one child
for sleepy cues, you're watching two.
Not exact matches
For instance, if you rock or breastfeed your baby to sleep but want to change this, start by introducing a more easily discarded
cue as you rock or feed, such as gentle music and «
sleepy words».
Don't get too caught up in insisting «it's time my baby had a nap», watch
for your baby giving you
sleepy cues, like yawning, eye - rubbing, staring off into space, etc..
With consistent routines and
cues for sleep, the baby is likely to get
sleepy in anticipation when she is in the bassinet.
• Remember that TV gives the body a false restoration making it easier
for him to fight off the nap and
for you to miss his
sleepy cues!
Look
for «
sleepy cues» to know when baby is tired in order to place him or her in the crib to fall asleep alone.
I'm trying so hard to catch his
sleepy cues, work on trying different times to get him to sleep etc. but I am truly feeling like I'm at a loss
for ideas now.
The reason why catching the correct
cues is so important is because that is when your little one's body is preparing
for sleep and producing melatonin (the
sleepy hormone).