tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post3245499939360459590..comments2024-02-18T22:05:54.854-08:00Comments on life is good: Nap transitions?Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792375260633790983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-31456462562753776502009-05-20T07:04:45.187-07:002009-05-20T07:04:45.187-07:00Monte--
I read a tip once to sit in your kid's ro...Monte--<br /><br />I read a tip once to sit in your kid's room when they sleep and when you notice them start to stir (starting to wake up bu not awake yet) to try to soothe them back into sleep before they fully wake up, and then they'll sleep another cycle. <br /><br />I tried it. Didn't work. D doesn't seem to have an "inbetween" stage, he's either OUT or AWAKE. Finn sounds just like D in that he took short naps and frequently. It was only right around when he turned 1 that he dropped his 3rd nap and could go 4+ hours of being awake before bedtime-- before he'd wake at 6am, nap at 8 or 8:30, last till 1pm, then take another nap at 3:30 or 4. (for his whole first, oh, 6-8 months or so it seemed he got tired and needed a nap every 1.5hrs!) It was also right around then (turned 1yr) that his naps started getting longer- more like 1 hour as a default, and sometimes 1.5 hrs. His two-nap schedule has been wake at 6am, sleep at 8 or 9am for 1 hr, then another 1-1.5hrs at 1pm. <br /><br />Bottom line: I have no advice other than to wait and see. His schedule will shift over time, and hopefully he eventually starts taking longer naps like D did. You could potentially try putting him to sleep earlier at night, for some babies that works well and helps them sleep longer/better. I think babies at this age are supposed to get between 12-14hrs of total sleep over a 24hr period?Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792375260633790983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-30216849547105023302009-05-19T18:27:00.365-07:002009-05-19T18:27:00.365-07:00Hey, did you ever figure out any good tricks for l...Hey, did you ever figure out any good tricks for lengthening D's naps? Finn has only ever taken 30-45 min. naps, with the very occasional hour-long one. I know he needs more though, because he gets tired again so quickly (within two hours) ... we have the dark shades and white noise and all, but nothing seems to help. <br /><br />MonteMontehttp://foodsmith.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-32438721819853144772009-05-17T07:59:00.000-07:002009-05-17T07:59:00.000-07:00Sounds like a fun party!
R changed over to 1 nap a...Sounds like a fun party!<br />R changed over to 1 nap a day about this age. She liked her afternoon nap though.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533055716012674763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-34488743974567889982009-05-17T04:21:00.000-07:002009-05-17T04:21:00.000-07:00I usually hate baby showers but yours sounds reall...I usually hate baby showers but yours sounds really fun because everyone was involved!:-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08096551911746449692noreply@blogger.com