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Post by benandjerrys on Feb 27, 2018 20:17:49 GMT -6
Can we talk day sleep? Where are your kids napping? How long, how frequently? What "aids" are you using?
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Post by benandjerrys on Feb 27, 2018 20:21:04 GMT -6
DS will nap in the car or the carrier and usually takes one good (1.5hr or more) nap midday. But if I don't put him in the wrap or we aren't in the car he will basically boycott sleep. He sleeps well at night in the bassinet so I'm thinking of moving him upstairs for naps too (maybe he needs a quiet dark room with sound machine) but the idea of having him upstairs alone while I'm downstairs is scary. Also it sometimes takes so so long to get him down I'd pretty much be leaving DD alone downstairs for hours and that is scary in it's own right.
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Post by benandjerrys on Feb 27, 2018 20:21:42 GMT -6
I think most days my 2.5 yr old naps longer than all DS 's naps put together 🤣🤣
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Feb 27, 2018 20:28:28 GMT -6
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Post by rebeccabunch on Feb 27, 2018 20:28:28 GMT -6
Sleep aids: my boobs and my arms
She’s really not napping well. Even in my arms she’s not lights out. She’s sleeping well at night but I’d like one solid nap not in my arms each day.
My 3 year old naps for 3 hours, much better napper.
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Feb 27, 2018 20:43:20 GMT -6
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Post by ajetter on Feb 27, 2018 20:43:20 GMT -6
A is tough to get to fall asleep too. And it is definitely a struggle with the other kids in the house. But DD2 and 3 can’t leave her alone and as long as it takes to get her to sleep I don’t want them constantly rubbing her head and bugging her. She will nap in the wrap but not for an extended period of time.
If I had to guess I’d say she taking 4 naps. 3 shorter ones and 1 long one at some point in the day. Today I put the RnP in her room and she napped in there.
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Feb 27, 2018 21:39:35 GMT -6
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Post by bassa on Feb 27, 2018 21:39:35 GMT -6
E is a good napper so far, for my standards. She falls asleep very easily in the wrap, and will stay asleep for 2 to 2.5 hours. Her first nap of the day is in the rocker, and after that it’s either wrap or rocker. I’m not sure how many per day, 3 or 4?
Her sister (2.5 yo) stopped napping entirely when she turned 2. So. That’s fun.
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Post by watermelonseed on Feb 27, 2018 22:44:32 GMT -6
T will be 17 days old at midnight.
Sleep aide: the boopy. Both my kids fall asleep instantly & stay asleep in that thing. Also the car seat.
I feel like we get maybe 20 min or so of awake time every 2 to 2 1/2 hours
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Feb 28, 2018 8:28:48 GMT -6
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Post by dragonflyinn on Feb 28, 2018 8:28:48 GMT -6
DS is 6w3d old. He takes maybe one really good nap not in arms but the rest are on my chest haha. So that’s annoying. He will nap 2 Hours in my arms but maybe a half hour-45 min if he’s in the PNP. Sleeps great at night so I won’t complain about that but I also wish he napped better. I remember 2-3 months getting really tough with DD, as far as naps go, just as she started to get into more of a routine. So I’m just gearing up for that with DS lol. Thankfully my toddler has a 3 hour nap/quiet time every day so I’m free to lay on the couch with DS if need be.
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Post by marygracerich on Feb 28, 2018 8:57:34 GMT -6
Naps are something we struggle with a bit. He takes one good afternoon nap. He usually cat naps in the morning and the evening. All of these are either in the rnp or on the couch with me next to him. I really need to work on letting him nap in his bed but to be honest, I have been too lazy to bring him up there. His crib is up two flights of stairs. I think when his schedule is a bit steadier, I will start putting him in his crib for naps.
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Feb 28, 2018 9:04:57 GMT -6
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Post by amesie on Feb 28, 2018 9:04:57 GMT -6
Naps are here, there, and everywhere at the moment. Sometimes it’s on my chest, other times it’s on the couch, sometimes it’s in her bed, car seat, or tula. She typically will take one good nap a day (around 2hours) in her bed (dark room + sound machine on) benandjerrys I was finding that she kept getting woken up when I had her napping downstairs in the afternoon from DD1 playing so loudly and she would get overtired and extra crabby since she wasn’t getting the sleep she needed... which is why I moved that afternoon nap to the dark bedroom upstairs. Then all her other little Cat naps (20-40 min) will be anywhere else.
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Post by tiffrobot on Feb 28, 2018 10:20:32 GMT -6
My bigger kids (2.5 and 4.5) don’t nap, and haven’t for a long time. But they take quiet time. Their overnight sleep makes up for it, I’m definitely ok with that trade off.
N has been taking short but frequent naps in her RNP this week, but currently babywearing her while she sleeps because I needed her to take a longer stretch and her little naps in the RNP just haven’t been cutting it today, haha.
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Feb 28, 2018 12:49:55 GMT -6
Post by Queen Mamadala on Feb 28, 2018 12:49:55 GMT -6
He naps on me, either in my arms, next to the boob, or on my chest. Sometimes he naps in the papasan swing, but doesn't usually stay asleep. My other kids did their napping on/near me as well, though ds2 could be transferred to a swing or another surface and do fine.
Three year old doesn't take naps consistently anymore. Sometimes she'll nap early or late afternoon, and rarely late morning. She falls asleep wherever she happens to be. I've never put them down for naps at designated times in designated locations. Just fall asleep wherever.
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Feb 28, 2018 13:38:32 GMT -6
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Post by dragonflyinn on Feb 28, 2018 13:38:32 GMT -6
Also I guess I didn’t answer the rest of the question. The paci is basically our only sleep aid. He naps in the PNP in our room with the blinds open like normal & the door cracked so I can hear him. Our house is really open so this means if DD is in the living room or playroom then he could hear her & possibly wake up so we may need to change things as time goes on. The crib is in DD’s room so at the very least I can start napping him in there during the AM when she is not in there & close the door/use the monitor.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 13:54:59 GMT -6
DD is 5ish weeks old. We sort of do three naps a day but not at any set times. At least 1 of those naps is usually 2-3 hours long, the rest are usually interfered with by our routine or schedule. She naps like a champ in the DockATot, usually I sort of halfheartedly swaddle her and that helps. I am trying to get her to take a pacifier more consistently.
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Feb 28, 2018 20:32:55 GMT -6
Post by yellow711 on Feb 28, 2018 20:32:55 GMT -6
Naps are a struggle right now. He fights sleep so bad but he gets so overtired. He will nap in my arms but the duration of the nap ranges for short to long. I love cuddling with him but I would also like to get some things done! I try everyday to transfer him while he is sleeping in my arms to either his crib or the RNP but he normally wakes up as soon as I put him down.
He is also hit or miss for car seat naps.
I haven't used my Tula yet - I am a basically a newbie when it comes to babywearing.
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