Slave to the nap?.

mamatotwins0812

Hi ladies. Recently, lo's have started a more consistent nap schedule consisting of a long nap in the morning and afternoon. Where I'm certainly not complaining about the quality of sleep, and time it frees up for me to get some things done in the house, I am however feeling like a slave to the naps. They wake up, they have a bottle, eat, play, get dressed and its practically time for a morning nap. Once they wake up its just about time for lunch bottle and by the time I can even consider stepping out the door to get errands done, it's 1pm. (I should probably add that theyre STILL not holding their own bottles so i cant give them lunch on the go). By that time we have an hour to hour and a half and they're ready for nap #2 and if I don't have them home for it they are cranky-pants and the rest of the day is ruined. They will fall asleep in the car but they usually won't nap well after the transition to the crib, and I'm in for a long afternoon with 2 miserable babies. has anyone else experienced this and is it a long lasting stage, or am ijustdoing something wrong?! TIA. 

LALASEPT05

I was a slave to the nap. And I was that way because the results were disastrous for my kids. I would have two very cranky miserable kids if they did not get their two naps. We didnt' switch to one nap until they were 2 but some kids can transition much s

smscartozzi

I know it means you don't get much done but enjoy the napping and alone time.  I tried to stretch DS's naps and make him more flexible but I found he was much happier and slept better if we stuck to his nap schedule religiously.  And it is st

mamatotwins0812

LALASEPT05:

I was a slave to the nap. And I was that way because the results were disastrous for my kids. I would have two ver

lovebugkim

I was never a slave to their naps as they were fairly versatile when it came to errands or having to go out during nap time. They would sleep in the car & it was like a power nap because when we got to our destination they would be wide awake and happ

Reilly626

I am! But their morning nap is less so as soon as they get up we hustle out till noon bottle. I feel they should nap and eat at home and its easier for me. But yes a slave to their schedules for sure!

mismatched

I can't offer any advice on the napping schedule, but someone in my MoMs group mentioned the Podee bottles as a solution to feeding on the go, without the requirement for the baby to hold the bottle.  Not sure if others have heard of this or what

mirnb

I felt that way for a while but it is getting easier now....I think they just need time....now if we have to miss a nap they don't have a meltdown but they still aren't ready for one nap (I tried for a few days and they would just fall asleep anyways w

LottaLattes

Kind of but I am finding ways to work around it. With my singles, it didn't matter if, say one of them napped at noon or 2, but with my twins I mentally NEED them to nap at the same time. I will occasionally time longer drives so they can nap on the drive