Not exact matches
Her current schedule is feedings at 6 am, 9:30, 1:00, 4:30, and 7 pm and she sleeps /
naps from 6 to 7 am, 10:30 to 12:30, 3:00 to 4:00, and 5:00 to 5:30 when I pick her up
from daycare, then
bedtime is 8 pm.
Our biggest fear was that Ian wasn't waking up
from naps and
bedtime dry so we were a little skeptical about parts of your method.
Mark the time he gets up in the morning and
from naps with the letter «U.» Use a «D» to show when you put him down for a
nap or at
bedtime.
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Rowan's room was already thoroughly baby - proofed
from our floor bed adventures, but I also posted a list of additional things to do / check before every
nap and
bedtime so we wouldn't forget: lock the trashcan, make sure the blind cords are up and the closet doors are completely closed.
8 month old boy (who's in transition
from nursing to formula & solids) 8 am - wake, diaper, nurse for 5 - ish minutes 8:30 am - breakfast in high chair (4 oz bottle + solids) 9:00 - 9:45 ish - play time (independent play then reading books & getting ready for
nap) 10am - 11:30 am - morning
nap 11:30 - 12 pm - wake up
from nap, diaper, get dressed for day, etc ** if we go out to run errands this is the time we leave, and and we will stop to eat lunch while out 12 pm - lunch (8oz bottle + solids) 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - play time 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - afternoon
nap 3:30 - 4 pm - play time 4 pm - eat (8oz bottle + snack such as cheerios) 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - play time (if he woke up early
from afternoon
nap, then sometimes he still takes a short cat
nap during this timeframe 6:30 pm - dinner with family (solids in high chair) 7:00 pm - outdoor play time (baby swing, take a walk, etc) 8:00 pm - start of an 8oz bottle 8:30 pm - bath time, read books, finish rest of bottle 9:00 pm -
bedtime.
And
bedtime starts roughly four hours after the baby wakes
from the second
nap.
I think a big part of it is that I simply don't feel like I need a «break»
from him (although I do love
naps and
bedtime!)
While we use only two diapers a day for
nap and
bedtime, I need the mental and physical break
from washing them.
These travel bed rails
from The Shrunks make
naps and
bedtime much easier for kids when away
from home.
The timing of your child's
naps is important since a
nap that occurs too late in the day will prevent your child
from being tired at
bedtime.
Decide what you think a good «
bedtime» might be; a good indicator is 90 minutes - 2 hours
from baby's evening
nap.
You can also smooth petroleum jelly on his chin before a
nap or
bedtime to protect the skin
from further irritation.
You might also try waking your child
from a
nap earlier than usual so he or she has a longer active period before
bedtime.
I am in a situation of wether to try this or not my 5 month old girl is just starting to sleep through the night but her
naps in the day and when I lay her down fur
bedtime has gone
from pleasant to screaming the house down!
One of the best things about being a parent to a young child is that, although they are demanding and at times exhausting, you are never that far away
from a
nap or
bedtime.
For instance, when toddlers are lonely, overstimulated, worried about scary dreams or thoughts, or simply so excited by the world they can't stand to separate
from it, getting to sleep at
bedtime and
nap time can become a lot more difficult.
I had them in a routine, feeding them first thing in the morning, again when they woke
from their afternoon
nap, and then again before
bedtime.
It's extra hard because I know she wants to go to sleep, but she's all wired
from the changes in her cognition, so super-short
nap... which means frustration and overtired baby at
bedtime.
If it weren't for
nap times I would never get a thing done, but even as it is, I have little time for my other, older children because he is awake
from when they get home until
bedtime.
Focus on gradually getting
bedtime back to an acceptable hour and be flexible during the day to prevent him
from getting overtired and skipping
naps outright.
I will say that by the time he got to around 3 months old things got a pretty difficult with the daytime
nap situation; he just wouldn't sleep enough during the day, and it caused him to be very cranky
from the late afternoon until
bedtime.
And then you basically plan on your baby staying awake until
bedtime, which will be four hours after whenever she woke up
from the afternoon
nap (so 7:30 / 8:30, in our hypothetical dream schedule above).
Proceed with your day but be sure to put your child down one hour later per the clock (i.e.
nap used to take place
from 12:00 - 2:00, now takes place
from 1:00 - 3:00;
bedtime was 7:00 p.m. but is now 8:00 p.m.).
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.
They never had any problems going to sleep — in fact, my older son weaned himself in one day at 13 months old (I was pregnant again, and he had a cold), and went
from being nursed to sleep for
nap and
bedtime to me just laying him down in his crib and him falling asleep.
You are right that a wakeful window of 6 hours
from nap to
bedtime is too long for his age.
Was there too big of a wakeful window
from her afternoon
nap to
bedtime?
And by 6 months, you can wake your baby
from a long
nap to keep her on schedule so that she goes down more easily at
bedtime.
Waking baby
from their last
nap of the day to protect
bedtime is a must.
I have tons of questions, but for now I'll just start with one: When my baby has her last Eat / Awake / Sleep cycle of the day, this means she is basically waking up
from her last
nap and then being changed and fed and put down for
bedtime.
Her daytime sleep windows are approximately 1.5 - 2 hours
from wake up in the morning to morning
nap and then 2 to 3 hours between morning
nap and afternoon
nap (assuming she has had a decent morning
nap, at least 45 minutes long) and then the third
nap is not an exact science in terms of the number of hours but you don't want our baby to be awake more than 4 hours between afternoon
nap and
bedtime, okay?
I will discuss everything
from when (and how) to drop the
nap to
bedtime stalling and night wakings to transitioning to a big big.
On the sleep front, common challenges range
from bedtime protests to night wakings to
nap refusal.
Follow the clock for
naps and
bedtime from here forward.
From that moment on, shift your child's
nap and
bedtimes to about 45 minutes earlier than his / her regular schedule.
Second
nap 3 hours after waking
from the first
nap and
bedtime about 3 hours to 3 hours and 15 minutes after waking
from the second
nap.
Bedtime is at 7, and he wakes
from his last
nap around 6.
For example, simple shifts of 1/2 hour in
nap or
bedtime from week to week may help her get onto a more normal schedule.
Wake him
from his last
nap (or his only
nap) early enough so you can get him to bed at his regular
bedtime.
Bedtime should roll right into this schedule and be about 90 minutes after she wakes up
from her third
nap.
A child's
bedtime needs to be based on the sleep cycle that preceded it, so if your child's
nap fell earlier or later, or if they woke up earlier or later than usual (in the morning or
from a
nap), their
bedtime needs to be adjusted accordingly.
Make sure that he is going down for his
nap as close to 1 pm as possible (which I am sure he still needs — and I would not drop at this point while resolving this issue) and make sure
bedtime is very early until this is fixed — as close to within four hours of him waking
from his last
nap as possible.
Plus the kiddos will be up
from their
naps soon (thank you Lord for blessing me with 2 hour nappers) and I'm going to enjoy some QT until I break out the computer again post
bedtime stories.
Finding the transcendent in the ordinary, this tender picture book offers a child's - eye - view of one little girl's weekday routine,
from predawn moments with Mommy to school,
nap, swimming, and
bedtime.
At the very least, you should take your very young puppy outside first thing in the morning, after playing, after spending time in a crate, after waking
from a
nap, after chewing a toy or bone, after eating and drinking, and at
bedtime.