I bring this up because at 9wks DD is still sleeping mostly on me during the day and at the same time I have noticed she seems to have a long nap morning and afternoon and cat naps throughout the day.
I have managed to get her to take the long morning nap in her swing and think I would like to try and get her to take her afternoon nap in her crib. Now she isn't currently sleeping in her crib or even sleeping flat at night (she is in a RnP in our room) she is also swaddled at night but I hesitant to do that for naps. So I am not sure if I am setting myself up for failure or not.
I'm curious about this as well, DD spends a lot of time in the swing during the day and sleeps in her RnP. I'm wondering when I need to start having her adjust to sleeping flat. We also have no scheduled naps here yet.
@holachica you swaddle at night I presume? Are you worried about swaddling to much? I had heard that to much can cause hip issues. Or am I crazy? I am OK with being crazy.
My LO kind of put himself on a nap schedule and I think this is one area I lucked out in. He will nap usually around 10 or 11, eat at noon, and then nap again around 1 or 2.
We have a PnP in our living room where he naps and then a PnP in the bedroom where he sleeps at night so we have always had him on his back.
aggiebug we swaddle at all sleep times because like @holachica his arm flails will wake him up, but I read that you swaddle the arms and let the legs free to avoid the hip issues. We only tuck/swaddle his upper body and make sure the blanket is not tight at his hips.
DD is our second, so the poor kid just gets drug around to all of DS's stuff and naps when she can/wants to. DS (almost three) takes his nap at 2:00 so at that time I swaddle DD and put her in her crib to signal to her that this is an official nap time.
I don't remember when DS started a regular nap schedule. When he did, he would take three naps a day.
The two times I swaddle DD are at night and at the 2:00 nap. Like PP said, I try to use it as a signal that this is a sleep time.
LO mostly naps on me or beside me (with my nipple in her mouth). At night we swaddle so she gets the hint about bed time - she's doing 6 hours before a fed so I think she gets it.
I don't go with a schedule but follow wake times. At 9 weeks LO should be awake for 1-1 1/2 hours. So I just watch for the sleep cues.
We will probably work on a schedule closer to 3 months and start with the morning nap. I use the sleep lady book (got it with my first at 9 months and found it so helpful, even now). It has good recommendations for when to start and about what times to be aiming for.
We don't really have a schedule per se, but DD usually takes a morning nap (about an hr) and a longer afternoon nap. The timing and duration all depend on what's going on, though. If we have any errands to run, she'll usually end up sleeping in the car/ stroller for a while at least. I'll probably look into something more definitive in the next couple of months, like the book tee mentioned.
Right now DS takes a solid nap in the morning and cat naps/fights sleep the rest of the day. I hope once I go back to work and he goes to my moms he'll settle into a routine.
No real schedule but we try to do at least one nap a day in her crib just so she gets used to being in her room but it doesn't always happen. Otherwise she snuggles with someone or naps in her swing. She is 8 weeks. We also haven't swaddled in like a month. She hates it. She wakes herself up a little more, but swaddled she fights sleep. She needs to have her arms above her head and frog legs!
Post by WittyLittle on Apr 3, 2015 16:09:05 GMT -5
We're starting to get a routine going here at 7 weeks. Morning we wake up, bottle, burp, games during diaper change, then giggles in the PNP. When he starts fussing I turn off his mobile and wrap him for sleep. Then he naps, then it's bottle, burp, change, rainforest playgym, and try to have midday nap in the crib if he allows it. Otherwise it's bad luck and misses a nap. Then we either we go out and he sleeps in the stroller/car seat, or we stay in and we do whatever entertains him. Our problems are in the evening, he gets fussy and doesn't want to sleep, play or cuddle. Still working on that bit!
We have been establishing a routine for quite a while in the mornings because we walk to the park around 9:30-10 most mornings. He will usually take another nap around 2ish. I try and plan our day around his naps. He instantly goes to sleep and stays asleep in his car seat. I don't want him to nap too much during the day because he will be wide awake in the middle of the night. We try to keep him up from 5-8:30pm so he gets tired but, it's not always the best idea. He turns into such a crabby pants.
I have moved LO to the big kid portion of the jogging stroller and it is nice because he will stay awake and look at everything.
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