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| I'm working on a nap/sleep schedule for my two and a half month old. She goes down at night by 8:00 and wakes twice in the night to feed, 12 and 4:30. How many and what times would you suggest for trying to get her to nap. Right now, I'm letting her go down when it looks like she needs to. |
| Posted by Kristie on 12/01/2008 04:54 PM
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| My daughter is now 11 months old and I've never put her on a strict schedule. I follow her demands and she's a very happy baby because of it. 2 1/2 months seems a little young to put on a nap schedule because they still sleep so much at that age. I would talk to your pediatrition if you're really set on scheduling your baby right now. My daughter takes a 1-2 hour nap around 12:30 and then another from 4 or 5 until about 6:30 or 7. She goes down for the night about 10 and sleeps through the night. Every baby is different. |
| posted by Erica on 12/01/2008 05:16 PM
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| My now 11 month old, when he was 2 1/2 months old, would go down at 10 p.m, wake up at 1 and not fall back asleep til 3 a.m!!!! He would wake up every 2 hours after that with his longest wake time from 9 to 12 in the afternoon. I would nurse him until he was asleep, and throughout the evening he would take a nap every 2 hours or so. When they are little like that it is hard to get them on YOUR schedule. They seem to have their own thing going on! My son was 6 months old when he started to be consistent. Of course, I dont like to leave him in his crib crying either so thats partly why it took so long! Have you heard of baby wise? It is a book that tells you how to put your baby on a schedule right from birth. It gets them used to sleeping alone. Using this method, babies go down for a nap right away without even a fuss! Wish I would have tried it! ANyway it says, when it is time for a nap, you feed your baby, have 5 to ten minutes of stimulation(playing with a toy, looking out the window...etc.) then to lay them down. Consistency eventually turns into a pattern for them...it works if you can take the crying at first!!! Good luck!!!! |
| posted by Christina on 12/01/2008 05:23 PM
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My 3 and a 1/2 month son is on a pretty good schedule now. Basically he goes to bed around 7 pm and wakes up at 1:45 or 2:45 am. Then goes directley back to bed (don't turn on any lights or talk to her unless you absolutely have too. Don't even change her diaper unless poopy!) Then wakes up either at 6:45 or 7:45 am and plays until 9 then takes a 30-45 min nap. After that he eats around 11 and goes back to sleep for about 30 min. again around 1:30pm and he sleeps for about 1-2 hours, wakes up and plays for about 30 min. and goes back to sleep for another hour or 2 then up till bed time.
My Dr. said not to worry about having them on a sechedule at your babies age. Once they get 3 to 4 months just make sure they sleep around every 3 hours for 30-45 min, then end up sleeping better and longer thru the night if you do that. So far it has worked and Tugg is now on a pretty great schedule! I hope this helps! |
| posted by Sarah on 12/01/2008 08:25 PM
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| That sounds great! My daughter, almost 1yo, never slept that long thru the night maybe 3hr max. During the day, she should be taking 3 naps, at her age. I recommend getting "healthy sleep habits, happy child" by marc weissbluth. It is a great reference to have for the whole sleep/nap thing. It sounds like your daughter is doing great though. |
| posted by on 12/01/2008 09:46 PM
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| My daughter was basically on a schedule at that age. She is about 7 months now. What I suggest is a feed, play, sleep cycle & make sure it is in that order. Lets say she gets up @ 7 & usually eats every 3 hours. At 7 she is changed & fed, which takes 45 minutes, then plays for a little, & goes down for a nap around 8-8:30 & then gets up @ 10 to eat again.You are the parent so when you think it is time for a nap she needs to go down. She may fuss a little, but a lot of babies fuss before they sleep. Experts say that is to get out excess energy. You also need to decide when she gets up. That may help her sleep through the night. I know alot of people say that going by what the child is telling you they need is the way to go, but I don't think that is true. She is still a child & children don't usually know what is really best for themselves. I mean, when I was a kid I would have had junk food for all my meals if I could have, that doesn't mean that is what is best. Parents are wiser when it comes to a child's needs then the child is. Good luck & keep us up to date on what you decide & how it goes. As a note, & I'm sure I've said this before, but the On Becoming Baby Wise book is very helpful. Have fun! |
| posted by Melanie on 12/02/2008 10:58 AM
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| I don't remember starting a nap schedule until my son was a bit older (8 or 9 months I think). He also goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up now around 7:00/7:30 AM. He use to take two naps a day (both 2 hours long - he was a good sleeper!). The first one was after a couple of hours after he woke up in the morning (I usually do all of our learning intensive activities in the A.M. which tuckers him out). He took another one in the afternoon around 3:00-4:30/5:00. He recently cut out the second nap in the afternoon at 18 months. He actually still takes his morning nap, which is actually unusual since most kids cut out the morning nap. It is nice though because most of the public FREE places for kids/toddlers/infants aren't packed in the afternoons. |
| posted by Heather on 12/02/2008 11:43 AM
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| Some of the best advice that I ever got was from a book"Healthy Sleep Habits, appy Child" It states you can start sleep training at 6 weeks of age (from normal due date) and to follow the 2 hour rule, it really works. For a few days watch the clock from when your baby gets up and within 2 hours (at this age my son usually only lasted about 1 - 1 1/2 hours) the baby will show signs of sleepiness and you can start the soothing routine for nap time. He was a very regular baby and easy to read, hopefully your is too. He is almost a year now and very routine about his naps and one of the happiest babies I have ever seen (really, not just because he is mine) Good luck and if you can get your hands on this book it is well worth it. My sister eve picked up one used for cheap. |
| posted by Nichole on 12/02/2008 11:18 PM
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