Schedule Mamas

nikinikinine

How do you handle different wake times from naps.

DS does two naps both are 2-3 hours long. DD does two naps some days, three others all are between 45-90 minutes long.

ddub09

I typically wake them up within 30 minutes of each other. But if one seems to really need the sleep then I let him sleep. I try to make sure I can put them down at the same time to keep my sanity!

svp1537

I am curious as well. Both take 2 naps, one in the am and the other mid-afternoon. N sleeps a solid 2+ hrs, but M wakes up after 45-60 mins. Sometimes I can get M to lay down wiith me and she'll fall asleep, but other times she just plays. Could one just not need as much sleep?

cocojack10

For the most part, they fall asleep around the same time, but one is a better sleeper than the other.  When one wakes up, I usually run to ensure his crying doesn't wake sleeping baby.  I try to put him back down by rocking, but if not, I let him play.  They usually wake w/in 30 min of each other.

There are times that one skips the afternoon nap, and I let him play.  Whatever.  LOL  More one on one time with mommy.

caden

I know it's different for everyone, but with my boys if one or both wake at 40min, it's b/c I put them down too early. If that happens regularly then whoever does that gets put down for a nap later than the other. Usually it's only 15 min, but at one point it was a half hour. Then they adjusted themselves and are closer together again. If one slept 90 min and the other 2 hours, I'd be fine with that and just let the sleep one go the 2 hours. I only wake them when I think they've slept too long, not just b/c one is outsleeping the other.

Haven1

My only rule is that they go down at the same time.  When they were younger it was because they'd cry (loudly) for a few minutes, and I wanted that to happen at the same time.  Now, there's no way one would let me leave the room without the other. 

DS2 is a napping champ (especially on the weekends).  DS1 will sleep 45-60 minutes if I'm lucky.  He generally wakes up mad, so I have to make sure I go grab him before he wakes up DS2.  He rarely goes back to sleep, so for the most part, it just means we spend a lot of one-on-one time together.

Haven1

My only rule is that they go down at the same time.  When they were younger it was because they'd cry (loudly) for a few minutes, and I wanted that to happen at the same time.  Now, there's no way one would let me leave the room without the other. 

DS2 is a napping champ (especially on the weekends).  DS1 will sleep 45-60 minutes if I'm lucky.  He generally wakes up mad, so I have to make sure I go grab him before he wakes up DS2.  He rarely goes back to sleep, so for the most part, it just means we spend a lot of one-on-one time together.

amanda31H

I always kept them on the same nap schedule, and would only wake one up if I felt like it would interfere with the next nap.

smeyer

Mine have always been on the same schedule as far as going down.  For the most part they wake within 15 min of each other, too.  On the days where one wakes earlier than normal I let them fuss for a few minutes.  If LO doesn't seem to be settling down, I'll get him/her and will sometimes try to rock them a bit.  (Yeah, they're nearly 15 mo old and I rock them on occasion.  Sue me.  ;-P )  If I can't get that baby back to sleep I'll wake the other within 30 min.

jdancer5

I used to wake the other within 30 min, but now I let the sleeper sleep, unless it's been 2.5h+. My DS1 just likes a lot more sleep and doesn't ruin his nightime sleep or subsequent naps by sleeping that long, so I let him. Ditto enjoying one on one time with awake baby

schoolsoutbride

ddub09:

I typically wake them up within 30 minutes of each other. But if one seems to really need the sleep then I let him sleep. I try to make sure I can put them down at the same time to keep my sanity!

Ditto.  What always screws with my schedule is when they wake up at the crack of dawn and can't make it until their first nap time.