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Good Nap Schedule for 13 Month Old?
It was a pretty quick transition working toward a noon nap time. He is now 19 months old and sleeps very cosistently 1pm until 3:30 or 4pm. ...
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- Usually between 12 and 15 months is the transition from 2 naps to 1. My second son was on the earlier side of switching from 2 naps to 1. He was 12 or 13 months. Hi...
- My 18mo still takes 2 naps, the prob is if she takes too long of a morning nap, she too refuses an afternoon nap. I now limit her morning nap to an hour/ hour and hal...
- Your son may be dropping a nap which can be a difficult adjustment. Try keeping him up in the morning. Go to the park, a walk or even the grocery store, have lunch and...
Help with 18 Month Old Climbing Out of Play Yard
I am looking for any advice on how to keep my 18 month old in his play yard for nap time at daycare. He just learned how to climb out, and he will not nap ...
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- M., Can he climb out with socks on? Sometimes that is just enough "slip" to keep them in. You may want to consider looking for "the tent" on eBay, garage sales ...
- Perhaps you could try letting him sleep on a cot instead. I can't imagine my son staying in a play yard either. All the kids his age use cots for naps at his daycare. ...
- I would consider looking on e-bay for that tent. You can find it cheaper than retail. Maybe Craig's list may have it.
My 4 Month Old Seems to Sleep So Little
growth spurt in 2 answers7 he is 4 months old at 3 months old this iswas a growthspurt time and; get good naps in 2 answers of course it is very beneficial ...
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- I just posted a request for help too! My 4 month old has been waking every hour at night and takes 30-40 min naps during the day. I am breastfeeding, but going to star...
- I agree, SH had some great advice. the biggest one for us was when we realized we were not paying attention to her tired cues and in fact we were preventing her from ...
- I had the same problem and then I read The No Cry Nap Solution by Elizabeth Pantley and it really helped. There are a lot of suggestions on how to get your baby to n...
I'm Bedridden, 18 Month Old No Longer Wants Me, I Need Help with Rebonding
Aug 8, 2009 ... Read all 5 responses: "As a mother of an 18 month old girl and ... from me for meal time bath time diaper changing time bedtime nap time etc ...
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- Why do you have to stay in your bed? Can't you lay anywhere as long as you are laying down? Move to the couch in the morning, when you get up to use the restroom, and ...
- Hi V.: I sympathize with your situation. It must be extremely difficult for you.I have to agree with SH. While your husband and Grandmother sound like they are doing ...
- **Adding this: I would also take photos of you and your daughter, together with your pregnant tummy... for nostalgia. So what if you are bedridden- you can still take...
Cry It Out at Nap Time Too???
I use it at nap time also, my son is almost 2 yrs old and only takes one nap a day. ... Need Help with 8 Month Old Waking at Night up to Every Hour ...
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- Hi N., First I want to say, we did "sleep training", my preferred name to CIO. Because, self soothing is a mechanism that we have to help a child do, that they do no...
- Hey N., We are doing Ferber and I'm not sure how it parallels CIO? Anyway, the book says that nap ties need to be the same as night time. So I would think CIO is th...
- I would encourage you to do what works for you....we cry it out at night, especially in the middle of the night if she wakes, but during the day, she usually falls asl...
13 Month Old Boycotting Naps!
He is 13 1/2 months old now. He has really been resisting naps for the past. ... their opinion. medical advice is how many hours is the average a 13 month old sleeps, .... OK by the time he was 18 months he was sleeping 2 hours in 24. ...
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- Dear R., Unfortunately your doctor is right. There is nothing wrong with letting him cry even though i know it will be difficult. I had to do it with both of my...
- Hi R., I suggest reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. You're already doing many of the things he suggests (an earlier bedtime being one of them.) You will h...
- Hi R. First of all your poor son is not going to get sick from a lack of sleep. Mason sounds like he is sleeping more than some. Let me just tell you our story. ...
2 Naps to One
I have an 18 month old daughter. I thouhgt she was ready to go down to just one ... The average for a 15 month old is 2 hours, so she is right on schedule. ... My little guy took two naps for along time and at three is still a very good ...
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- I have a 2 1/2 yr old and we have been through this as well. Believe me I feel for you. What I did was I let him sort of taper himself down. If he started acting up or...
- L., What is the reason for wanting the little one to only take one nap? Are you preparing her for a day care? If not then I would suggest going back to the two naps...
- My daughter is 15 months old next week and has been doing one nap a day for a month maybe 2. The thing that has helped us transition is I'm pretty busy. I take her and...
3 Month Old Not Napping Unless I'm Holding Him
I need a little advice on how to get my 3 month old to nap. ... probably held ( either by me or by his Granny) for the first 18 months of his napping life. .... Also, what about putting him in the crib/your bed when it's NOT nap time, ...
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- Go for the NOJO SLING and try reading "The Baby Book" by Dr. William Sears and his wife (a nurse and they have 8 children). I have never seen a reason to let a little ...
- I agree with not letting him cry it out yet. 3mo seems too young for that to me too. As for getting him to nap I would say try laying him down on his tummy in a crib a...
- my son got into a habit of only sleeping while held when he was a few months old and believe me we tried everything! thw only thing that worked was letting him cry it...
20 Month Old Daughter Not Napping
My daughter is 20 months old, way too young to not be napping, ... and is gone for 48-96 hours straight so nap time maybe my only time to work on ... hopefully it is just a stage with her, but my daughter stopped napping at 18 months. ...
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- Hi S., My daughter stopped napping completely by 23 months. We tried all sorts of things. I have to admit, this is when we started watching more tv. If my daughter ...
- Hi S., I have 16-month-old son, and he has not experienced this phase yet, so I could only suggest idea that I overheard from other moms who has older toddler. ...
- Most people I know had their kids go through this phase, and some went back to normal napping in a short time. I gave up the fight with my daughter because it was just...
Naps for My 13-Month-old
I used to work in day care and had a class of 12 to 18 month olds We would ... My kiddo is 13 months old too and he gets a nap around 10 am and sleeps until ...
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- Have you tried not putting him down at 9am and see how long he lasts? Because maybe if he can go for another hour or so he would just combine nap 1 and 2. A sort of ...
- When my son started dropping one nap, he'd go down after lunch (around 12-12:30ish) and sleep for a few hours. So maybe try putting your son down for a nap later (slo...
- So he sleeps until 8:00 am and then is down again at 9:00 am for a nap? Time for you to try to start increasing the time he's awake in the mornings so that you can ge...
