Not exact matches
It's funny
because I'm in the world oftentimes with coworkers and other people who are a pain in the butt to deal with all week long; so when sunday comes around and it's
time for some godly fellowship everyone is ready to scatter and take that afternoon
nap and watch the tv.
Although you would be forgiven
for thinking your two year old is resisting
nap time because they are becoming old enough to not need a
nap anymore it's not always the case.
We still use cloth
for naps, nights, and outings (
because feverishly sopping up urine in public sits very high on my List of Nopes), but we are diaper free most of the
time now.
Nursing, changing diaper, changing spit - up clothes (baby's and yours), made a cup of tea, spent an hour trying to get in 10 minutes of Tummy
Time so the baby won't be a dolt, spent 40 minutes getting the baby down
for a
nap which ended up lasting 20 minutes, made lunch and spilled half of it on the baby's head, clothing changes all around, nursing, found now - cold cup of untouched tea and drank it anyway, more nursing, baby falls asleep on you but wakes up if you try to move him so you just stay slumped on the couch with one leg forward and the other bent uncomfortably under you
because this kid needs to sleep or we'll all diiieeee, nursing, realize you forgot about the weekly mothers» meeting which was your only adult outing dammit and now who will be your friend?
We just got back from a weeks vacation where she was having almost daily accidents, and I'm suspicious that it was
because she can't let her body fully relax sitting on a big toilet where she has to hold herself up.She's still wearing diapers
for bed &
nap -
time, and if you ask her does she need to use the potty, she'll tell you «It's ok, I wearing diaper».
I'm a stickler about bed /
nap time and won't take them out if they aren't well - rested
because that would be miserable
for me.
This worked great
for us
because we have a little one who needs a
nap, one grown up watched the
napping kiddo while the other took older one on a few quests to pass the
time.
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.
And BTW, the reason I videoed these tips as opposed to writing them out is
because my three week old twins are actually
napping at the same
time right this moment... and I knew I could get all this info to you if I sat
for a minute and just told them to you.
I'm no wood worker, and
because I didn't spend the majority of the
time on the project (had to put the baby down
for a
nap), I'm just going to guide you thru our process to help you in you creative DIY process of making your own Pikler Triangle.
Its been hard on us,
because I know she needs more sleep
time /
nap time - but her shedule does not allow
for 2
naps (we try two
naps and she won't go to bed until 10 pm) Any tips on how to get her to sleep longer?
Because it seamlessly adjusts into 4 positions — play, rest, sleep and transport — it can be used
for nap time in addition to play
time.
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.
Well, in also at the beginning too
because I was so stressed out about how to manage the two children together, I used the
nap time as the reset
for the next activity.
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.
A lot of children cat
nap because they aren't sleeping at
times of day that align with their biological rhythms — when it is easiest
for a child to not only fall asleep and stay asleep, but also get the best, most restorative rest.
Even with his having learned this wonderful new skill, I continued
napping with him during the day and sleeping with him at night
because he needed someone to be by his side in order to sleep
for any extended period of
time.
When the baby started to get fractious
because it was
time for his
nap, I fed him, while talking to the guy, and he fell asleep on my lap, allowing me to continue the interview undisturbed.
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.
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.
I don't regret the
time that we spent co-sleeping, or the fact that he solely
napped on me
for the first five months of his life,
because I feel like I needed
time to get to know him, and
for him to become more expressive, before we attempted any form of sleep training.
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).
Because I am a fan of multi-tasking, I tend to plan tasks that need to get done on my laptop (paying bills, sending emails, etc.),
for nap / pump
time.
Feel trapped under a baby
for hours at a
time because he won't
nap without you?
Because of the unreliability of
nap time, I suggest planning non-essential, usually non-work tasks
for nap time, i.e. resting, household chores, reading, etc..
He wore those pants
for the remainder of the morning and only took them off after
nap time because he peed in his sleep.
For me,
nap time is the hardest thing about two babies in a room,
because inevitably one of them doesn't want to go to sleep or decides to wake up after 45 minutes.
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».
It is hard to do night and
nap training at the same
time but sometimes, as parents, we have to
because all of our sleep crutches are not working
for the
naps or night sleep!
I took a
nap today
for the first
time in easily six months — and now I'm paying
for it
because I am WIDE awake.
Now im craving a Chick - Fil - A Sandwich
for lunch and if my son wasn't
napping we would most like be in the car
because this mama is hungry and it way past lunch
time.
Overtime your pup will anticipate this scenario and start to offer «calm» behavior on his own; typically SITS — until then anticipate a «jumping dog» and be prepared to have him sit BEFORE he has a chance to jump, or ignore him and walk away if he jumps up
because you missed the chance to request a SIT — Pay attention to your puppy at all
times, when he
naps you can take a break to get other things done and then prepare
for his awakening once again — then the process of training starts all over and becomes a cycle you must repeat, and your puppy will continue to learn good healthy habits to be proud of once he grows up into that delightful adult dog you envision.
You should also be taking him out when you think it might be
time for him to go
because a period of
time has passed since he last relieved himself or
because he's just engaged in activities (
napping, eating, drinking, chewing, playing) that typically get his bladder and bowels moving.
Because I am up
for some reason at nearly 6AM, I decided to try and have an early day — even if I'll probably be taking a
nap within an hour or so and that «early start» will be ruined since not much is opened at that
time.