Naps Out of Sync: Schedule Advice??

MKmommy7

I feel like this should be a word problem for a 3rd grade math book. Our stats: 9 month old takes 2 naps (830-1030am / 2-4pm). 2 year old sleeps 12-2pm. This means that from 8:30AM to 4pm, there is ALWAYS someone napping (yes, i do usually have a 60-90 minute window 10:30-12noon but if I get in the car to go anywhere, 2 year old takes his nap early.) Now - I've tried everything to get 2 year old to sleep with the baby's AM or PM nap, but he's either not tired yet at 8:30 (this was his old schedule which he grew out of), or he's overtired come 2pm. Along those lines, the baby cannot last past 8:30, and he's not ready for a second nap at 12noon. Any tried-and-true advice on how to sync naps welcomed with an OPEN HEART! Nappingly Yours, Mom on Baby-Induced House Arrest (P.S. I do somehow get out of the house, but am forced to forfeit someone's nap in the process. I hate anyone missing a nap and feel there must be a better way??).

LC122

1pm nap?
That's sometimes how ours work out to get them both napping at the same time.
When is lunch? We try to put both down after lunch. LO isn't eating solids yet, it's just a timing thing.

MKmommy7

YES! Some days I'm able to get them to meet half way at 1pm. But this still means I'm stuck at home until 3pm +/-. I'm happy to accept this as a mommy-job-hazard, but if there's a better way, I want to hear from you mommy experts who have gone down this road before me!

flyingsaucer

My mission in life when the kids were little was to sync the naps. I agree with pp, wake the little one earlier at the AM nap (only let the AM nap last 1 hour) so that both kids can sleep from 1-3 inthe afternoon. Then maybe earlier bed time for a while until the baby adjusts. Then at least you can eat lunch, clean up, rest, watch Tv, etc inthe afternoon while they sleep! Also, you have a good chunk of time (between 9:30am-1pm) to get out of the house each day. Just don't let them fall asleep in the car or your naps are doomed. Try to keep the nap times consistent in the beginning until everyone gets in to the routine. GL

MKmommy7

This is GREAT. Thank you for your help!!!!