Is
it the same nap each day that is short?
My toddler loves the consistency of
the same nap every day.
Not exact matches
One
day last week I ended up writing 3 posts in the
same day and I seriously needed a
nap afterwards!
He's not like his sister was as a baby who would take two 2 hour
naps a
day at the
same time every
day.
She is doing pretty well and only taking 2
naps during the
day with a short 3rd one sometimes... I am putting her down at the
same time every night and some nights she sleeps through the night... but majority of the time she is waking 1 to 2 times before her wake time of 5:30 am.
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?
For example, if your toddler is starting to have trouble falling asleep at what would be the normal time for this
nap or doesn't seem tired at the
same time in the morning, it may be time for just one
nap per
day.
From there, work to ensure that the morning
nap happens within the
same 30 - minute window each
day.
If you are continuously offering
nap time at the
same time every
day, your toddler is going to expect it, and in most cases, he will continue to take it.
Your baby should go down for
naps at the
same times each
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.
He does wake in the middle of the night but not as often and we have found a consistent regular routine at bedtime and having
naps around the
same time during the
day is very helpful.
To this
day, at 27 months, they go to bed together, wake up together, and
nap at the
same time.
The daycare noticed the
same thing though when he
naps during the
day.
Routine is very important to your 4 - month - old, so try to make sure things like
naps and bedtime happen at pretty much the
same time and in the
same way every
day.
For example, after lunch, after
nap,
same time of the
day, etc..
As they get older, their cycle will grow in multiples of 90 - staying awake for 3 hrs, then 4.5 etc. until they are around 1 year and begin to follow the clock (ie set
naps at the
same time each
day).
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.
«You can help your baby transition to consistent crib
naps by taking him for a stroller or car
nap at the
same time every
day,» writes Jennifer Goldberg at Today's Parent.
My approach in the early
days would be do craft with them separately (i.e. when one was
napping and then the other at nursery) or I would do the
same craft but would let the little one sit there and basically get covered in paint, whilst I focussed on the older one.
They like waking up at the
same time every
day, they like
naps at the
same time every
day, and they readily accept the routines we set for them like bath - story - drink - bedtime.
It's easier said than done, but coordinating
nap time so that both your infant and your toddler are asleep at the
same time can go a long way toward helping save mom or dad's sanity during the
day.
Again, you will always have an occasional car seat, stroller or couch
nap, but their own bed is the best place to keep this routine intact, so do your best to have your child's
nap take place in the
same location and
same time each
day.
He says it also helps to schedule
naps for the
same time each
day and to make sure the
napping room is quiet and dark.
If she
naps, eats, plays, and gets ready for bed at about the
same time every
day, she'll be much more likely to fall asleep without a struggle.
Getting out for a walk each
day with the pram will help them
nap at the
same time.
Do your best to give your baby a chance to
nap at the
same times each
day.
Put him down for
naps at the
same time each
day, and put him down for bed at the
same time each night.
He was the
same way for
naps, but about 2 weeks ago I went back to work, so the week before I worked with him on naptime so his grandmother wouldnt have to hold him all
day during
nap time.
Get them on the
same sleep schedule at night and the
same nap times during the
day as soon as you possibly can.
A simple adjustment can fix that: Put your child down for a
nap at the
same time each
day and put him to bed at the
same time each night.
We used the
same method on her
naps, and she is now taking 2 regular
naps during the
day, each about an hour, and goes down without crying.
As far as
naps during the
day somedays they will sleep at the
same times but usually they are about an hour off.
«If your child goes to
day care,» sleep specialist Rafael Pelayo, an associate professor of sleep medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, says, «shoot for the
same schedule that the facility imposes regarding
naps.»
Not only are they not the
same kind of sleep,
naps at different times of the
day serve different functions.
So after half an hour of trying to put her back down, you finally give in, hoping she'll be that much more tired when her afternoon
nap rolls around, only to have the exact
same scenario play out again, and baby is a cranky ball of unhappiness for the rest of the
day.
You'll get to share experiences with other parents who are facing some of the
same challenges as you... and then develop a customized sleep plan that will give your child the tools needed to finally start sleeping through the night (and taking long, restful
naps during the
day.)
The
same idea applies if your baby's
napping three times a
day.
But this is not the
same as extreme exhaustion where even with resting, cat
naps, and mini rest breaks throughout the
day, she still feels like she has not slept a wink and has to stay in bed.
The «bones» of our
day always look the
same: free play, craft, snack, outdoor time, adventure, lunch, stories,
nap, outdoor time and then home, but what we do within those blocks of time are very flexible, and often unstructured.
In the
same vein, if the last
nap of the
day is ending too far in advance of bedtime or too soon before bedtime, morning waking will definitely be affected.
I have 4 children (5.5,3.5, 20 months and 5 weeks) and the older 3 all have bedtimes, wake - up times, scheduled rests (not
naps for the older 2); breakfast, lunch and supper are all at relatively the
same time every
day.
Your baby needs to be taking his meals and
naps at the
same time each
day.
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.
Some
days he sleeps for 3.5 + hours, other
days he
naps for 1.5 hours, all with putting him to sleep at the
same time.
Same issues as above, but my son is almost 3, and he goes to bed about 8 pm and wakes at 5 am with a 2 hour
nap miid
day.
Some
days I get the babies to
nap at the
same time an accomplish most of what I need to do, other
days I am not as successful.
During the
day, does he get this
same meal right before going down for a
nap?
You need to go take a
nap in a store to choose, many will deliver
same day.
Try to get your baby up around the
same time every morning, and feed him and put him down for
naps at about the
same times during the
day.