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Timing the 1st nap of the day

lisac1017lisac1017 member
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Quick question - do you start the timing from when you actually got LO out of the crib, or from when they woke up that morning?

DS woke up around 6am but chilled and chatted to himself in his crib for a good 40 minutes before getting bored and letting me know he was ready for me to get him.  I try to nap him no more than 2.5 hours after he wakes up (2 hours seems too soon for him but that would be ideal) but wasn't sure if I should use 6:00 am as his wake up time, or 6:40?  

FTR, he went back to sleep at 9:00 so we'll see how this works; just wondering for for future reference.  

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Re: Timing the 1st nap of the day

  • crystaleyes39crystaleyes39 member
    I usually go by when they actually were up...but i dont time my naps..usually they let me know when they're tired for their first nap of the day. My girls also get up around 6am, but hangout in their cribs until their bottle at 630am. By 8/830am they're usually cranky and ready for naps.
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  • livinirie84livinirie84 member

    I've been working on getting my son to stop waking up super early in the mornings, sobive been pushing him to stay awake a little longer during the day and ignoring any wake ups before 6am if they are happy/quiet. If he's crying my husband goes in and does a check or two. 

    So to answer your question, I am not counting anything before 6. His first wake time is about 3 hrs so I don't do a nap before 9am no matter what time he woke up that morning. The goal is that it will all work itself out eventually. So far so good.  

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  • lisac1017lisac1017 member

    imagecrystaleyes39:
    I usually go by when they actually were up...but i dont time my naps..usually they let me know when they're tired for their first nap of the day. My girls also get up around 6am, but hangout in their cribs until their bottle at 630am. By 8/830am they're usually cranky and ready for naps.

    I wish I could trust his "sleepy" signals but if I did that there would be times he'd go 4 hours before that first nap!  So I kind of have to watch the clock with him.   

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  • keeshondownerkeeshondowner
    I used to time DD's first nap to when she woke up, or I'd just watch for sleepy cues.  Now, I REALLY want to have more of a set schedule, so I'm trying to put DD down at the same time (around 9 to 9:30) regardless of when she wakes up.  We are sort of practicing a 2-3-4 schedule. 
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  • livinirie84livinirie84 member

    Yeah, the sleepy cues start to get less reliable around this age. A by the clock napping schedule is a great way to go if your LO can tolerate being OT a little at first.  

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