1st nap of theday?

MrsPinkPeony · July 2012

How long after waking/feeding does your LO go down for their 1st nap? And how long do they usually sleep for? DD is 19 weeks and today is her 3rd consecutive morning where I actually put her down for a nap! I am hoping this is her new "schedule" although it only last about 45 min, but I will take it! She never napped before... I am trying out the "magic sleep suit" to transition out of swaddle and rnp into crib- so far, she seems to do well in the sleep suit! hoping to get another nap in this afternoon. I haven't had any free time in 4 months! (I am dancing right now, lol!)

jvolpe · July 2012

My LO sleeps in a Halo Sleep Sack or a sleepie with feet....Sleep Sacks are awesome!

His first nap comes right after he STTN. I put him down between 7-9pm, he wakes up for a feeding between 4:30-6am, then back down about an hr later for a 2 hr nap or so, that is his 1st nap of the day.

This has been his schedule for a couple weeks now...so get used to it for a little while, mama!

namara5532 · July 2012

DS goes down for his first nap 2 hours after waking. He's been falling asleep during a feeding, so I've been moving him to the crib. He'll sometimes fuss for a few minutes, but then he's out anywhere between 30min and 1 hour. He usually takes 2 more naps during the day, but at least one of them he insists on taking on me.

LuckyBride06 · July 2012

About 2 hrs after he wakes up he naps, then again 2 more times during the day. His naps range from 30-60 min.

cheese.fiend · July 2012

Anywhere from one to two hours after waking for the day. I just follow her sleepy cues. She'll sleep for 1-2 hours IF I let her sleep on me. She is rebelling against her crib for naps - although she sleeps fine in it at night.

Blue46912 · July 2012

I just started trying to figure out my DS's schedule. He is going down for a nap usually an hour to an hour and a half after he wakes for the day. Yesterday it was only 40 minutes, but beats the 20 minute naps he was taking before then because I was putting him down for a nap after he was overtired. Now I am reading the cues and it is definitely working better (so far anyway).

Eveamlizya · July 2012

DD still has to be swaddled, but her first nap is about 2-2.5 hours after she wakes...usually depends on how well she slept that night (last night she slept from 7:45pm to 1am then from 1:30am to 6:30am and her first nap was at around 8:45am. It was about an hour long so that was great! She takes a longer nap in the afternoon in her RNP (about 2-3 hours) then a cat nap around 5 or 6.

Redsoxchick · July 2012

LO sleeps 8:30-6, then back to bed till about 8:30. So I considering him actually waking for the day at 8:30, he eats around 9/9:30 he's usually down for a nap by 10:30 but only sleeps 30-45 mins, his afternoon nap is usually 1-1 1/2 hours and then an evening nap for like 20-30 mins.

Chrisaloyd · July 2012

Do you have a consistent bed and wake up time? I've found doing both of those has helped develop a routine/schedule. My son has had this EASY schedule since about 3.5 months (he just turned 5 months.) some days it goes just like this, other days it gets off a little because of shorter or longer naps, running errands, sleeping in from a late night, etc. Through trial and error, I figured my son's optimal wake time is 2 hours. After that he gets overtired! I would suggest finding your son's- it makes putting them down sooo much easier!

8:00 wake/feed

10:00 nap

11:00 wake/feed

1:00 nap

2:30 wake/feed

4:30 nap

5:15 wake/feed

8:00 feed/bed

emilyknelson · July 2012

Chrisaloyd:
Do you have a consistent bed and wake up time? I've found doing both of those has helped develop a routine/schedule. My son has had this EASY schedule since about 3.5 months (he just turned 5 months.) some days it goes just like this, other days it gets off a little because of shorter or longer naps, running errands, sleeping in from a late night, etc. Through trial and error, I figured my son's optimal wake time is 2 hours. After that he gets overtired! I would suggest finding your son's- it makes putting them down sooo much easier!
8:00 wake/feed
10:00 nap
11:00 wake/feed
1:00 nap
2:30 wake/feed
4:30 nap
5:15 wake/feed
8:00 feed/bed

This is almost exactly what we do, but DS doesn't take an 1:30 at 1:00. he takes about 45-1 hour

MollySm · July 2012

Lucia goes down for a nap about 2 hours after she wakes up in the morning. So it's often wake up at 6:30, go down at 8:30. If she seems sleepy earlier I go with that.

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