Napping: Exersaucer
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Exersaucer for 6 Month Old
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on February 4, 2010
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Did you buy an exersaucer for your baby? I keep hearing how great they are but they're not cheap and so far I haven't had luck finding one on Craigslist. I don't want...
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- totally worth it!. I would even bring it out in the backyard (when it was nice) and do yard work while they played. It also helps build muscles in the legs. I have e...
- I also loved our excersaucer! Both my boys started in there at 4 months. Once my first son played in the excersaucer, that was the first time my husband & I were able ...
- Try the jumperoo! My 5 month old loves his, he jumps/bounces in that thing for 40 minutes straight, has a bottle and passes out for his afternoon nap. It's amazing! ...
Baby Won't Entertain Himself or Nap
Asked by G.T. from Denver
on August 23, 2006
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My four-month old cries when I leave his sight, and refuses to nap by himself. He insists on being held or played with all day! I can't get anything done and I'm afr...
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- Hi G., You need to train your baby to take naps. He doesn't really know how to sleep and nap on a schedule unless you teach him. You also need to put him to bed at th...
- Dear G., I am a health educator as well as a K-12 educator. Although my children are grown now, I did have problems with them taking naps. They wanted to be held al...
- You are not alone. My 5-month old just started the same, he wants to be played with ALL day, I cant get anything done. When I put him down for a nap in his crib he cri...
2 Year Old and Nap
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on February 21, 2012
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OK, I know many of you will think I am crazy (I actually think I am crazy, so it's ok!)...but I decided to drop my 26 month old's nap. He was starting to stay up late,...
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- Every kid is different. My 6 year old dropped her nap a few months before her 3rd birthday. She hasn't taken a nap since and we've never had a problem. Looking back...
- Get room-darkening blinds for his bedroom so that the morning light doesn't affect him so much; it sounds like the earlier sunrise is waking him, which means too much ...
- When my son was almost 2, he dropped his 2 hr nap for a month or two. Then he became super active at 2yrs of age & started taking his 2 nap back falling asleep for ...
2 Month Old Twins and Nap Schedule
Asked by R.M. from Chicago
on December 10, 2009
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Have 10 week old twin boys and wondering if I should start to try and get them on a nap schedule? They are on the same eating schedule and I try to lay them down for ...
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- I don't have twins, but I know that almost always the morning nap is established first, at sometime between 9 and 10am, so I'd start with that... the afternoon nap wil...
- First off, I wanna congratulate u on the birth of your twins, I too am a twin. And also being able to still swaddle ur babies is WONDERFUL. Go ahead and put them on a ...
- I'm a mom of 1 year old twins and we found the book "On Becoming Babywise" when they were 2 months old. I wish I'd found it when they were born! They've been on an a...
My 9 Month Old Protesting AM Nap
Asked by E.M. from New York
on June 18, 2010
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My lovely mommies-I am having trouble with my 9 month old taking her morning nap. She just recently started protesting it and she NEEDS this nap. Her naps just got l...
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- Sounds like her nap time is changing. I would suggest it be just moved later in the morning and see if she does better. Make sure while she is awake in the morning to ...
- Hi There, If you still want her to take her morning nap at the same time, maybe she needs less night sleep. You said she ended up pushing her naps back the other day...
- My daughter went down to one nap at 9 mo old. My son took two naps until 18 mo - so who knows??? Why the early to bed and early rise schedule?? Is that her choice o...
Nap Training a 6 Month Old
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on May 24, 2010
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I've been trying to nap-train my six month old son for a few days consistently now and am wondering how long it will take him to learn to fall asleep on his own withou...
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- hes a baby, he is going through teeth and milestones. nothing is going to stay the same. stop putting yourself and your baby through hell to do what others have made y...
- I think you need to just remain being consistent, but make sure you are sleep training at night as well. If you rock him to sleep at night, but expect him to fall asl...
- It's a little early for sleep training. They need to be over 20lbs or 12 months old.
Seeking Advice for a 4-Month Old Who Won't Nap
Asked by T.S. from Chicago
on November 4, 2008
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Our 4 month old used to nap well but in the last few weeks is only taking 2 or 3 naps that are 20-30 minutes in length. He sleeps very well at night - 10 to 12 ...
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- Sounds like it could be early signs of teething. All three of my kids had trouble at that age and they all got teeth early. Do you notice a lot more drooling than in t...
- Keep trying to put the little one down and soon he will be napping like a champ! I think most 4 months old struggle with naps. Trust me, in a few months the naps will ...
- Have you tried the 5 S's and the EASY method of sleeping? Works like a charm... here's how it goes... try using the Baby Whisperer's EASY method for a schedule, and ...
7 Mo Old Won't Nap Long and Has a BAD Temper!
Asked by A.S. from Houston
on August 11, 2007
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hi,
I have two issues with our 7 mo old little girl and I hope you can help.
first, she will not nap for more than 45 minutes. You can set your watch by her! ...
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- Looks like you have had a variety of advice. Hope you have tried a few of them by now. I had one that was a mom's girl. I just carried her from room to room and sa...
- HI, One thing that you are doing is that you are re enforcing her bad behavior by giving in and picking her up. She learns that if she cries or misbehaves you will...
- I'm sorry you're having problems. I don't believe a child that young can be "spoiled". She is too young to understand how to manipulate people. If she is crying to be ...
Won't Nap Without Being Held
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on October 17, 2008
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During the day my son won't let me put him down to take a nap.
He seems sound asleep and then I set him down and he is WIDE awake!
Don't get me wrong, I love to snug...
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- Some babies are just like this. At first I thought it was something I was doing wrong because my son ALWAYS wanted to be held. Now that I have another child who does...
- How old is he? That's definitely going to make a difference as to what you need to do.
- We have one of those swaddle blankets that velcro closed. It works great! Its like being held but you don't actually have to hold him. Good Luck:)
Differing Nap Schedules Means We Never Leave the House? Suggestions Please!
Asked by A.Z. from Wichita
on February 26, 2010
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Ok, so my son is 2 1/2 and my daughter is 8 months and she is now moving towards a two nap schedule where she naps between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. for about 2 hours. ...
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- Mine are 3, 2 and 7 months. The 3 and 2-year-old don't nap anymore, and the baby naps in his carseat, so we have TOTAL mobility right now! :) The two older ones go...
- I would def get into the habit of letting the youngest sleep wherever you happen to be. In the car or stroller. When you have an older child you have other things to b...
- have you try to move the little baby nap erlier so that way the afternoon nap will be earlier too and both kids sleeps at the same time.
