Dr. Weissbluth recommends setting an early bedtime — babies should go to bed between 6 and 8 PM, depending on
their nap schedule because «early bedtimes prevent night wakings.»
Is it strange for kids to kind of skip this like four or five whatever, I mean,
nap schedule because I feel like my kids never really... Well, maybe my twins a little bit did the two but I'll tell you, my boys, they were always like one solid nap a day.
Not exact matches
Obviously we were not super efficient
because I was working around P's
nap and food
schedule (as well as my ability to load and unload the car).
Right now we are on more of a routine than a
schedule because he doesn't really
nap well for me during the day.
Until this week her
schedule generally was as follows: 6:30 - wake up / nurse 8:00 -
Nap 1 9:30 - wake up / nurse 11:00 -
Nap 2 12:30 - wake up / nurse 2:00 -
Nap 3 3:30 - wake up / nurse 5:15 -
Nap 4 (for 30 min or so) 6:00 - nurse 8:00 - nurse / sleep for the night This week I have tried to put her down for a 4th
nap since the others were short, but she just cries... and I am not sure if she is crying
because she doesn't need that
nap anymore or she is overtired.
The effort spent keeping normal
nap schedules will pay off
because kids will feel more secure and less cranky.
Keeping a set
schedule means that children tend to wake up at the same time every day, eat their meals at the same time, and give parents less trouble when going down for
naps and bedtime
because they know what to expect.
Even if you don't make a habit of baby - wearing at home, having an ergonomic, soft - structured baby carrier with you while traveling can make things much easier, not least
because babies off their typical
nap schedules may sleep better when snuggled in with Mom.
It can be tough to remember what's working or not for a sleep
schedule if you don't keep track,
because babies take lots of
naps.
If she has to go down for her
nap later than usual for an entire week
because your daily
schedule is not in your control, don't sweat it!
There was a false sense of control that just
because I had wanted it and prepared for it (natural child birth, successful breastfeeding, bonding time with baby, soothing the baby easily, predictable
napping and eating
schedules, etc.), I could achieve it, the same way I had studied for a test and got an «A» or reduced my calories and lost weight.
It took me a little longer to get Ezra on the 2 -3-4
schedule, mostly
because our days couldn't revolve solely around his
naps.
This is
because all of the stolen moments that hubby and I count on to get us through the day (
nap time, computer time while boys are at school and baby plays quietly in baby - proofed area, early bedtime for kids, hot bath and wine after kids go to bed) never happen
because there is a flurry of fun activities that keep us from sticking to our
schedule.
My concern is that in keeping with the feed wake sleep
schedule I'm feeding her before she is even hungry, just
because she woke up early from her
nap and refused to go back to sleep!
Because she has not been
napping well I felt that on a 3 - 31/2 hour
schedule she would cry for up to 2 hours which is a very long time.
However, the 3 hr
nap schedule isn't really working for him
because of his lengthened waketime.
When he wakes up, it's not just to play, so I eliminated having the wrong
nap schedule (some kids start waking in the middle of the night for playtime when they're on the verge of going from two
naps to one
because the sleep times are disturbing their body cycles).
Getting a baby to sleep anytime, anywhere is especially nice when there are older children in the family
because you are less able to plan your day around a
nap schedule.
I had three children within 3 years, very easy, make one bottle make 3, do everything only once and
because children are experiencing same growth stages more or less together, they learn and support each other, even at this young age, you deal with the same issues one time, i think its more difficult to deal with a 5 year old that has different needs and time
schedules as well as a baby or toddler, routine for all three mostly the same and you even get to
nap in the afternoon, also little chance of hearing» i wasnt allowed to do that» or» they get away with everything».
Which gives me troubles with the rest of the
schedule for the day,
because I'd like her to get to 4 pm with this
nap.