GSwans re: 6 month olds

LakeGenevaBride

Hey, I saw your post from the other day.  (I'm at work so I actually have time to catch up   I'm glad you asked those questions since our twins are the same age. 

1. Is it ok/normal that they are still taking so many naps? They never nap for more than 45 min. in their cribs, and because of that, they seem to need to nap a lot during the day. How did you get yours to move to taking less naps that lasted longer? Am I wrong to expect them to be able to do that now?

Mine take 4 naps per day.  We have a similar schedule to yours, except mine wake up between 5 and 5:30am .  I usually try to get the last nap in the car around 4:30 or 5pm since that is the hardest one to get at home.  In the last couple days I occassionally get a 1.5 to 2 hr nap at noon.  Not always though.  And sometimes I end up rocking one baby back to sleep if the other is still sleeping (one of mine naps in the swing still).  But most of the time their naps are 45 mins long.  They usually go to bed around 6:30. 

2. I feel like I'm feeding them a lot now (between all the BFing sessions plus their 2 "meals". Then, they still want to suck down a huge bottle at bedtime (I'm talking almost 7 oz.). Is this insatiable hunger normal???   Mine drink 6 to 7 oz bottles every 2.5 to3 hours during the day (usually 6 bottles).  They drink a little less during their cereal breakfast.  (I haven't started veggies yet)

3. They seem to be getting frustrated during playtime. They can't crawl, but they WANT to...and they often get mad when they're on t heir tummies because they can't move. How can I help them out?

We do a lot of playtime sitting now.  They seem to like that better than their tummies.  I sit them down and put a boppy around them so if they fall over they don't hit the floor.  I have soft blocks and I built a tower and they knock it down.  I also rotate through exercauser and jumperoo.   

4. They don't seem to like their carseats lately. How early did you switch to the convertables?

Good question.  I'm putting new carseats on our Christmas list (hoping grandma and grandpa will splurge!)