Patterns & Habits: First Response

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Husband Who Travels for Work or Has Crazy Schedule?

I am wondering if there are any other stay at home moms out there who have husbands with CRAZY irregular work schedules, including traveling for work & your husband's work schedule changing, often at the last minute. My situation is further complicated by the fact that we do not have a lot of family/friends in the area who can help with child care. I have one son who is almost two. He's always been very very active. He hasn't stopped moving since he started crawling at 6 mos. old. Now that he's almost 2, he's still always on the go.....

Bedtime

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Need a New Bedtime Routine

My daughter recently turned 1. Since she was born I have always rocked her to bed with a bottle in her room, with no lights on and door shut. Until she was 11 months she was up at least 2 times a night (on a good night), so whatever worked to get her to bed was ok with me. She had always gone to bed fine, and sleeps well in her crib. One night when she was about 10 1/2 months I was putting her to bed and she wasn't acting tired (she's never had a set bedtime because she naps at all different times during the day). She got a little...

Naps

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Helping Twins Nap Longer

I sent a request last week about napping schedules for twins, and there were so many moms who responded with such great advice! I have been having a lot of success with getting my twins down for a nap (within days they were going down willingly without a peep), but now I have another dilemma...They only stay down for 20 to 45 minutes! I've tried catching them when they're just waking up (like the No Cry Sleep Solution book suggests), but there is no in-between. One minute they seem to be in a deep sleep and the next, their eyes pop open. ...

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No More Naps?

My just turned 2 year old seems to not be interested in naps anymore. I was...