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Big afternoon nap

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What time do you put your babes down for their long afternoon nap? How long is a good nap? I feel duh... dumb asking!
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Re: Big afternoon nap

  • MrsJeffsWife2BMrsJeffsWife2B

    At daycare he sleeps from about 2:15 to 3:30 ish.. it's supposed to be a 2 hour nap, but he didn't get the memo. At home I can get max 1 hour out of him in the afternoon.

    He takes a 1.5 hour nap in the mornings though usually.

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  • dundasgirldundasgirl

    Reed is all over the place.  Sometimes it is an hour, sometimes half and hour.

    And I don't put him down at a specific time.  I should start doing that.

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  • RobynKRobynK member

    The babies usually have one good nap a day.  It's either right after their 11:00 am or 2:00 pm feeding.  I can't get a consistent nap length from them in the morning so that's why it varies on the good nap.  I can usually get 2 hours out of them.

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  • LucyPevensieLucyPevensie member

    Jack does a catnap around 10am (15 - 20 minutes in bouncy while I pump) - then a 30 - 40 minute nap (in cosleeper) around noon.  Around 2pm he'll do a 2 hour nap.  And then around 6:30p maybe another 30 minute nap.  Down for the night between 8:30 and 9:30pm (and still at least 2 wake-ups to eat at night - and he EATS so really is hungry.) 

     All of these times, except bedtime, are LOOSE.  Oh - and my mom (his babysitter while I work) holds him during the entire long nap - how bad is that?  hahahaha!  oh well.  at least he's getting some rest.  he'll take a long afternoon nap in his swing too (on weekends when my mom isn't around to hold him!)

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  • JillRock96JillRock96 member
    Ava is a catnapper.  She sleeps for 30 minutes every few hours during the day.  I can usually get her to sleep for 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoon (around 1 or 2), but that is the longest.  I used to try to get her on a more consistent nap schedule, but I really think she is meant to be a catnapper.  The naps leave her pretty refreshed.  Plus, she has an awesome bedtime routine (down between 6:30 and 7, and not a peep out of her until 5 or 6 am), so I don't want to mess too much with her naps.
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