how do you get out of the house b/w naps?

jess545

DS is taking 3 naps a day and luckily his longest is usually the middle one which is when DD is napping. However, he also takes one in the am and one in afternoon. I usually try to get out during his morning nap and just let him nap in the car or stroller. When i do this he only maybe naps for like 20-30 mins though and then it kind of messes up the rest of his naps. If you have 2 that are on a different nap schedule how do you get out of the house? thanks:)

CaitlinJ22

I dont know as im not there yet (DD naps a lot still on the go)....but your kids are so precious. I seriously want to kiss them

Telyco

I agree, your DD esp is gorgeous!

In your situation #2's am nap would be on the go. But then it got pretty difficult because she dropped one and wanted two longer naps - totally conflicting with #1. Some days she would go down from 11-1, DS would go down from 1-3 and she would go down from 3-4...I would literally be putting one down and getting one up at the same time. But I have since tried to manipulate them a little so that #2 sleeps from 12-2 and DS sleep from 1-3...so at least I get that hour of alone time and also get more time in the morning to go for a walk.

We go out most in the evenings with DH - after dinner. But my kids sleep from about 9:30-9:30...so there is more time with Dada after work (and more time for us to do things.

 

12bailey18

I'm just a lurker and don't even have 2U2 but I just had to tell you that your children are gorgeous!

jess545

thanks everyone for the compliments about the kids! I guess i'll just have to play around with nap time so that i can get out of the house once in awhile-lol:)

HarrietNJMommy

The youngest one in my family always just has to "go with the flow". We have a busy schedule and there isn't time for me to sit at home. I have preschool dropoff/pickup, activities, etc.

My kids all adjusted to it, even though it was tough in the beginning.

GL! 

bim38106

We are always out in the morning! DD2 naps at playgroups, in the car, in the stroller, etc... I know I'm lucky that she's pretty easy going. Recently, on-the-go naps are getting harder because she wants to see and participate in everything!

If she's in the stroller, I put a blanket or something over the sun shade to block out stimulation. If we're at a friend's house, I always put her down... either in someone's crib, extra PnP, or I bring my own PnP. So far it's worked out great.

Though I do have to say that I'm looking forward to her dropping her morning nap and being at just 1 nap a day! That will make things much easier! She doesn't seem anywhere near ready though...DD1 was 11 months when she dropped to 1 nap. 

P&J7

I just had to say you have BEAUTIFUL kids!   I love love your daughters hair.  So.. to answer your question, my son takes a morning nap and a evening nap but during the day he sleep whenever he gets a chance.  If he was on a "schedule"  we would never get out of the house.  So ... from 10/11 until 2/3pm.. its up in the air with sleeping. It kinda works out because he is so tired because he didnt get his early afternoon nap and sleeps when my daughter goes down around 2:30-3.  I have been always told.. the second always has to adjust to your first child's schedule.  Thats why the second usually sleep wherever and whenever.