Not exact matches
This is the first post I've read of your blog I read it last night, I got a chuckle, I have dogs, but the people who read this blog and have left comments are terrible, I run a daycare
in my home, 4 months 9 months 18 months 2,3,7,7, and today at
nap time
when everything goes nuts, my dog follows me around as I take the littles to
cribs she goes and snuggles the olders for quiet time I couldn't appreciate her more, her needs are a bowl filled a blanket lifted so she can snuggle under with you and a door opened occasionally she is te easiest
in this house can't imagine life with out her < 3 btw the last comment is the best LOL!
When I put him down he does a little standing but (for morning
nap) he is usually asleep within 10 minutes of me putting him
in the
crib.
Recently she is starting to have issues with her
naps being short (i.e. 40 - 50minutes) or intermittantly not
napping at all (just lays
in her
crib)
when she usually has taken 1 to 2 hour
naps until now.
I have long said I would rather have a baby sleep
in the
crib when we are home (where most of our time is spent) and have a hard time sleeping
in my arms
when out and about than me need to hold the baby for
naps at home and have a baby sleep
in my arms
when we are out and about.
The problem I have now is that my son can stand
in the
crib now so during
nap time,
when we're not there with him we're afraid that he will fall out.
When my babies were infants, even if they didn't fall asleep right away at their
naps, I would always lay mine down at the scheduled
nap time and give them at least thirty minutes
in their
cribs.
I am a single mother, first baby, and he has been sleeping with me since day one, except during daytime
naps when he sleeps
in his
crib.
You can take the napper out of the
crib setup and use it on its own
when you want to carry your baby around the house with you or let him or her
nap in a different location.
When my guy was teeny, we used the higher position; by the time he was bigger and we used the lower position, he seemed to learn to sit or stand up quickly enough that I didn't have to bend over much and it never bothered me.Or maybe he just wasn't sleeping often enough
in the
crib... there are advantages to having a baby who will only
nap in the baby carrier or
in your lap, right?
he sleeps
in his own
crib for
naps (because he knows how to crawl and will try to crawk right off the bed) but
when he was smaller he would wake right up if i tried putting him
in his
crib or bassinet.
(I transitioned her out of the swing
when she started waking
in the night again by having her
nap in her
crib and once she got comfortable with that made the switch.
«During the day, he shares the nursery with [her older son]
when they're playing, but for
naps and bedtime, he cuddles up
in his travel
crib in the bathroom.»
Babies who like routine and follow predictable patterns — that's most babies — but who don't get rattled if on occasion a morning
nap happens on the way to the store rather than
in the
crib or
when a playdate runs 20 minutes into the usual
nap time.
If you find your child is taking longer and longer to get to sleep for their
nap and
when you do finally attempt to leave their bed or put them
in their
crib they wake suddenly, then it is time to
nap coach!
Even
when in bedside
crib mode or stand alone
crib mode you can simply lift off the rockable bassinet to use around the home, perfect for daytime
naps.
Now
when I tell Cassi, «It's time to go go to sleep», or «It's time to take a
nap», she crawls up into my arms, puts her head down and waits for me to lay her
in her
crib.
Even
when Baby Milo shared a bedroom with his big brother at night, we maintained a travel
crib for daytime
naps in our home office.
The best part of the day was
nap time,
when I slapped a diaper back on her (because nobody owns enough
crib mattresses to go diaper free
in bed) and breathed a huge sigh of relief knowing I could put down my spray bottle of bleach.
When it is time to make the move to putting your baby for
naps in the
crib, there are steps you can take to help your baby accept this new location.
Often
when working with parents of multiples, I recommend they sleep coach at night
in the same room and separate the children for
naps, even if that means using a portable
crib in a different room.
While we did let him cry
in his
crib when we put him down for
naps / night or if he briefly woke up during the night, I'd hesitate to say we did CIO with him, rather, we just gave him a few min to settle which he normally did.
My youngest can't fall asleep
in her
crib alone yet, and
when I try to hold her for her to fall asleep for her
naps, my oldest wakes her because she is either playing or trying to get me to play with her as well.
My other concern is that
when i put her down for a
nap she usually cries for 5 - 10 mins and then settles but will only sleep for 20 - 40 mins at the most and I have been leaving her
in her
crib until the next scheduled feeding.
He goes to sleep for
naps / nightime beautifully - rarely cries and never asleep
when I put him
in the
crib.
If he falls asleep
in the car and I try to put him
in the
crib when I get home he will not go back to sleep for the rest of his
nap.
When it's time for the first
nap of the day, put her
in her
crib awake, just as experts advise you to do at bedtime.
It is especially important to practice right before sleep times, so incorporate a rolling session into your
nap time / bedtime routine so it is fresh
in his mind
when he goes into his
crib.
When the babies are very little they will probably have an easier time
napping in the same room (or even the same
crib!)
I write every moment I have a chance:
when the baby's
napping,
when she's playing
in her
crib,
when she's asleep for the night, and
in the early hours of the morning.