P usually wakes for the day around 8, naps about 10 until 11, sometimes 11:30, then plays pretty hard all afternoon until he crashes sometime between 2-4. The afternoon nap is less predictable than the morning one, sometimes it's 30 min or less, sometimes it's 2 hours. He usually starts getting sleepy around 7-8pm and he'll either go peacefully at that point or he'll try to play and fight sleep until 10. Still haven't gotten back to sleeping through the night..working on it.
Married 6/1/13
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BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
Here is our schedule! We stay really consistent unless it is Sunday or there are odd plans. She always sleeps at exactly those times and wakes up at exactly those times.
7am- Wake for the day 9am-11am Nap 1pm-3pm Nap 7pm- Bedtime
I guess I do have another question for all of you - For naps, are you generally making sure they're at home, in the crib? Or are they taken while being out and about....in a stroller, car seat, carrier? We've tried a combo of all of those things. Obviously the idea of being glued to your house all but about 4 hours on the weekend is tough. But the days that her naps are all over the place, and in different environments, we're finding the need to get her down earlier in the evening. I think because of all the extra stimulation.
During the week I make it a point to have 1 of her naps at home everyday. If it's an errand day or we're doing something, I have no problem with her napping in the car for the other. The weekends, we just let her nap wherever we are and throw caution to the wind.
During the week about 8 out of 10 naps are at home in the crib. If we need to drive 1 hour or longer, I drive during nap time. This weekend we are camping, so no naps at home. I hope it goes well!
Been wondering if I Should I put my baby on a schedule. He has some routine- His bedtime is between 7 and 8. He usually wakes up at 5 or 6 but if I bring him in bed I can nurse him back to sleep for another hour or two. He usually takes a morning and afternoon nap. He nurses to sleep and naps with me. May try to change this soon but I've been saying that for awhile. I love the baby snuggles! And he's not very snuggle unless he's tired.
what are you mamas doing with babies who stand in the crib? Elijah can't figure out how to get himself back down so he just cries and wakes himself up more...
@austinjl P can sit himself back down if he wants to, but if he stands up in the crib it usually means he's already woken up too much to put himself back to sleep. So if I see him standing on the monitor or whatever I just go in and pick him up to settle him back down before laying him down again. That's just me though, P is generally not great at putting himself to sleep so I don't usually put him in the crib until he's totally asleep anyways.
Married 6/1/13
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BFP #2 5/2014 MC 6/15/14
BFP #3 11/13/14 (Found in ER with ruptured cyst) Diagnosed MC 11/15/14
BFP #4 4/2015 MC 7/1/15
BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
We usually manage to get two naps in her crib a day. Her last nap is usually in the car on the way to pick up her dad. On sundays we do church and brunch which takes up to most of our day. I'll usually throw her in her carrier and she'll pass out for half an hour. I will say that from months 3 to 7 her naps were no longer than 32 monutes. Lately, they've been 45 minutes to 2 hours. But if we're out, she'll only nap for 30 mins.
My babes are hot messes of nappers. They're up for the day around 6:30-7 each morning. Lately they haven't been ready for nap until around 10. If I'm lucky, I can get an hour out of them, but it's often 35-40 min. They go down again around 2, and once again, lucky for an hour, usually 35-40 min. Since they don't nap, they're melting down to go to bed by 6-6:30. I wish they would nap so DH could actually enjoy some time with them at night!
Our general schedule is this: 7am out of bed (if he wakes up before, I go in and rock/cuddle and have quiet time until 7am) 9:30-10 nap (anywhere from 30-90 minutes) 130-230 nap (depending on length of first nap) and he usually sleeps until ~330 or 4 7-730 bedtime routine
he wakes 1-2x to eat
as far as napping. I either am home for him to nap or I plan driving time for nap time. But usually, I try to be home. This weekend we went to Disney, so he napped all the way over (2 hour drive) and then we did the park and napped all the way back.
Last night was the first night DS slept in his room without myself in there (the joys of two bedrooms and having guests and us being away from home). It took awhile for him to go down and stay asleep but once he did we slept from 11 to 545. Whaaaat?! Ok let's do that all of the time. Oh, and I got to sleep in my own bed.
The last 3 or 4 nights, DS has been so fussy and his sleep has been off. He'll sleep from like 8pm-430 or 5am and then REFUSES to go back to sleep unless he's on DH or I. Like he will instantly fall asleep with us holding him, but is in such a light dose that he can't be moved without waking up....hoping it's just teeth or a leap
@FTM53 Ours turned out to be just teething. Once the tooth cut through she went back to normal. Last night was the first night in our house. I tried my best to keep everything as similar to our old place as possible, but her sleep was off. Hoping its just last night...
In a fit of desperation today, I velcroed the edges of the twins' blackout curtains to the window frames. We already have blackout shades under the curtains, but light peeks around the edges. It's now pitch black in there, like can't see your hand in front of your face black. They slept for an hour and a half this afternoon instead of their usual 35 min. Could be coincidence, or I may hate myself for not trying this months ago. Fingers crossed!
Battling a cold and the move this week. Her sleep is completely off. Usually putting her down is a piece of cake, but these past few days have been insanely difficult. Hoping this lasses soin enough.
Update on velcroing the curtains... fingers crossed but I think it's a success. Since I did it, their naps have consistently doubled in the morning and almost tripled in the afternoon. My mom told me I shouldn't do it because I shouldn't get them "used to" sleeping in the pitch black. Lady, I will do whatever I need to do to get these monsters to nap. Back off. Haha.
For sure @shanparadise! You gotta do what you gotta do. It's as important for them as it is you that they get that sleep time in!! I started out a stickler about light and was always shutting everything up for naps. More recently, for her afternoon nap I open the shutters part way. But best believe if it's been a bad sleep day, they're getting shut up all the way. I'll do anything to make nap time a success haha!!
@kmurdock925 I called them tiny jerks inside Sephora once when they were shouting as loud as they could for fun. Another mom overheard me and said "I call mine that in my head all the time but I've never been brave enough to say it out loud". Sometimes I just have to say it and I feel less stressed!
This week has been terrible for sleep. DD2's been very fussy, waking up 4+ times per night. Last night she cried out every 10 minutes from 8-11. I gave her Tylenol and she slept 3 hour chunks. She acts like she's teething, but she already has 8 teeth and I don't see any new ones coming through.
Yes on the sleep this week! I'm pretty sure our issue is teeth...there are definitely a few sooo close to cutting...but on the same note...she has been waking up much earlier than normal prior to the teeth. Last night was horrible.
Good to know I'm not the only crazy one. Last night he didn't go down for a solid chunk until midnight, then he was up at 2ish and up for the morning at 530......
M only got up once a night 5/6 nights last week. And I thought my kid might actually be making strides towards sleeping through the night. Jokes on me she was up 3x last night.
I mentioned in one of the other threads that C is still toothless & will be 10 months on the 4th. Between reading here & knowing what a couple of my mom friends with toddlers went through, I am so nervous to find out what his sleep is going to turn into when he finally cuts teeth. Sleep training was horrible in the beginning for us but once we got that established I have been so spoiled & he has pretty much slept through the night for the last 4 months. I can't imagine going back to several MOTN wakeups.
@jjtruffles I know all babes are different but teething has never affected S's sleeping. She might fuss a little but we give her a binky and she's quiet again. Hoping you have the same luck!
@jjtruffles Elise now has 6 teeth and we also did sleep training. She usually wakes up briefly when she is teething but rarely needs me to go in! And usually it is before I even go to sleep. The first tooth was definitely the worst, but once I knew what was happening I just gave her a little Tylenol and she slept alright after that.
I really hope it's just teething that is making sleep so bad because last night was awful. Plus we're still having trouble cutting out the night feeding. I gave in after 2 hours of him fussing in his crib between 1:30-3:30. Maybe I'm not feeding him enough before bed? Ughhh.
Married 6/1/13
BFP #1 7/2013 MMC 9/17/13
BFP #2 5/2014 MC 6/15/14
BFP #3 11/13/14 (Found in ER with ruptured cyst) Diagnosed MC 11/15/14
BFP #4 4/2015 MC 7/1/15
BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
austinjl - Honestly, right now I think it is mostly out of habit. Until she has gotten the 2 teeth she is working on now (I don't want to overload her with too many changes) I pick her up, give her a bottle- she is down to taking +/- 3 oz of diluted forumla, change her diaper in my lap, then rock her for 10-15 mins all in the dark. She is back out like a light. She is still super tired and definitely not ready or wanting to be up long term. Once she is done with this set of teeth I'll feel more comfortable going cold turkey on the bottle.
Yea I've been trying to figure out with my plan is for the 4am wake up. I've been nursing back to sleep. For awhile, he couldn't figure out how to get back down after standing up. Last night he got himself back down right as I was going to get him....I tried to sneak out but he saw me and it was over .... . #momfail
that was hard. We went through the standing in the crib thing I want to say in January...Once they figure it out it stops...so know there is a light at the end of the tunnel...it is still a cool new trick!
Once these teeth are in, I'm back to going CIO and will go cold turkey on the MOTN feeding. He's slept through enough of them that I know he doesn't need it.
I'm not sure I'll ever know of DS is going thru a regression because he's a horrid sleeper. But since getting back from our trip 2 weeks ago, he does NOT like sleeping in his crib. For awhile He wasn't even staying down for naps but he's getting back to normal napping. But at night he wants to be with me and curled up against me. I don't mind it but I'd love if it helped him sleep lo get stretches. Gah!
Re: Sleep Regressions/Sleep Help
7am- Wake for the day
9am-11am Nap
1pm-3pm Nap
7pm- Bedtime
what are you mamas doing with babies who stand in the crib? Elijah can't figure out how to get himself back down so he just cries and wakes himself up more...
7am out of bed (if he wakes up before, I go in and rock/cuddle and have quiet time until 7am)
9:30-10 nap (anywhere from 30-90 minutes)
130-230 nap (depending on length of first nap) and he usually sleeps until ~330 or 4
7-730 bedtime routine
he wakes 1-2x to eat
as far as napping. I either am home for him to nap or I plan driving time for nap time. But usually, I try to be home. This weekend we went to Disney, so he napped all the way over (2 hour drive) and then we did the park and napped all the way back.