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How to Do I My Newborn to Nap on Her Own.
Asked by K.G. from Jackson
on September 4, 2007
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My newborn daughter will only take a nap when I am holding her. Even if she falls asleep in my arms when I put her down she wakes up. I can not put her in her bouncy...
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- You may just have to let your daughter cry herself to sleep in her crib at nap time. You could try a music box or something when you put her down for a nap. My daugh...
- Hi K., My kids at that age were the same way. You try the swing. While your daughter is sleeping your son and you could have one on one time. That's what I did. M...
- Have you tried a baby sling? Those save my sanity when I have a newb.
Napping Question
Asked by M.R. from Fort Collins
on September 25, 2006
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I have a 14 month old daughter who had a very stable napping schedule until recently. she was talkng a morning nap of about 1.5 hr and a afternoon nap of about 1.5 ho...
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- Drop the morning nap, be consistent with what she does at daycare, it will save you having a crabby toddler. They thrive on routine! It may be hard for her at first t...
- My son is now almost 2. I believe he dropped a nap right around 14 or 16 months. I was having the same troubles as your are, so I gradually pushed back his morning n...
- Hi M., As I recall I just let my kids tell me when they were done with having 2 naps. I believe it was around 1 year of age when mine went to one nap a day. It sound...
Naps
Asked by T.B. from New York
on July 11, 2008
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I'd like to know how old any one's children were when they stopped napping and what the process was. My son is only 23 months old and for the last few weeks, his nap ...
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- Hi T., All children are different and Yes they do change their nap times as they are able to keep going longer. I know how difficult it is when they start falling asle...
- What time is his nap? It might be too early and when you put him down he is not tired. Try to change the nap by a half an hour. He should be taking an afternoon nap no...
- My daughters neither one ever napped well. The oldest(now 7yo) gave up napping completely at 18 months but started going to bed at 7pm and sleeping until almost 7am. S...
So Long Are the 3 Hour Naps...
Asked by W.W. from Austin
on October 10, 2006
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My 5 month old has been sleeping through the night since she was about 4 weeks old. About a month ago she stopped taking her 3 hour nap. Which I miss more than I cou...
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- my son never took more than a 45 minute nap or slept longer than 4 hours at night until he started crawling. Once he became mobile his sleeping greatly increased. Onc...
- WOW...I am going through the same situation. I have a 4 month old baby and a four year old. This situation happended with my oldest as well. Naps are never really ove...
- maybe since your baby goes to sleep so late at night then gets up late in the day.. This could be a problem? Its ok that she is taking those power naps.. just means ma...
Daylight savings...or More like Lost?
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on October 31, 2006
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With the clocks set 1 hr behind, my little one wakes up an hour early daily, despite going to bed 1 hr later each evening. I thought by her going to bed an hr later th...
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- 7:00 ain't bad!! My little ones have been getting up at 6. I have just not been going in their rooms and slowly the time has been getting later and later. I told m...
- HI Maya, I am a mom of 3(13, 4-1/2 and 2-1/2) and it's been my experience that they just adapt to the time change. It could be that your daughter is not getting en...
- She will adjust.Keep her on her regular schedule. She should be back on schedule in about a week.
Nap Time Issues During the Day
Asked by C.C. from Albuquerque
on April 20, 2009
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Hi...I have a 10 week old boy and during the day he only takes a 45 min cat-nap and he is fussy all day long. But at night he does great he wakes up twice to feed and...
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- He may be fussy because he's tired. I have a 12 wk old daughter whose night sleeping pattern is much like your son. During the day, we have a 2 hour eat, play, sleep...
- Hi, My son did that as well around that time. I uped his food two ounces so that he was really full around the time i wanted him to take a nap then swaddled hin in th...
- I have a 13 week old son and we are going through the same thing. He is great baby who sleeps through the night 8-9 hours before nursing again and then sleeps another ...
Advise on Toddler Not Napping
Asked by E.S. from Philadelphia
on June 5, 2009
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I am a stay at home/work at home mom of four wonderful children. I have a routine pretty well in place and my twin girls (1 yrs old) still take a nice nap during the d...
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- My advise is to lay with him for a bit until he falls asleep. My daughter is 5 and still takes about a 2 hour nap a day. If she doesn't she is a crazy woman when 6-7 o...
- It's a sad day when the nap goes South! My son started resisting napping at about age 3 too. What I started doing was letting him choose a DVD movie to watch in his ...
- Three years old was when mine stopped napping. IF you must have the quiet time still I would take Denise P's advice...let him watch a DVD or a favorite show. IMO mos...
When Do Toddlers Transition to One Nap per Day?
Asked by T.A. from Dover
on August 28, 2008
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Hi Mama's,
My little one (my first and only) is a year old and moving out of the infant room at her daycare next week. She has been taking a morning and afternoon nap...
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- My oldest switched to one nap at aroun 18 or 19 mos. My youngest kind of transitioned himself at I think maybe 15 or 16?? He would taking his morning nap but then no...
- I didn't read everyone's responses, so I apologize if I repeat anything. I don't think you can ask them to adhere to her schedule. The moms that I know who's kids ...
- I have known children show dropped to one nap before their first birthday and I have known children who at 2 still hadn't made that transition. How L. is she napping ...
My Baby Will Not Nap!
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on April 21, 2007
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My baby girl is 7 mos. old and has trouble napping every Saturday. Now, our routine changes on Saturdays, but I still want her to nap in the afternoon. However, ever...
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- My son was never a sleeper. I had heard about babies sleeping 16-18 hours a day. Not my son, he has always slept about 8 hours give or take no naps. I spoke to the...
- I guess I don't know what you mean by your routine changing on Saturdays, but I think that is normal. At least if you work like I do. I have to get stuff done on the...
- For starters, try to keep her Saturday schedule as close to her weekday schedule as possible. I know the urge to sleep in but if you wake her up at the same time you ...
2 Year Old Not Napping...
Asked by D.M. from Philadelphia
on November 15, 2007
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My daughter is 29 months and has stopped taking naps. We recently switched her to a "big girl bed" and she sleeps fine during the night. She won't stay in her room f...
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- We switched my son to a toddler bed at age 3. He is now 3 1/2. Since the switch he does not take regular naps. I insist he have some down time during the day so we ...
- Hi D., Your daughter may not need to take naps anymore. Most children wean themselves of naps sometime around 2.5 to 4 years of age. Some earlier than others. My...
- Some two year olds grow out of naps earlier than others...I would maybe make a slight adjustment to her schedule, and have her have at least one hour of a "quiet" act...
