My Little Napster
I go to sleep, sleep, and imagine that you're there with me
I was working full-time when Penny’s nap schedule got all squared away, so as far as I was concerned, it just magically … happened. Her dad, the nap ninja, did all the on-site heavy lifting. I joked, though it was kinda true, that I played the stereotypical “fun dad” all weekend, screwing up Penny’s naps because I had so much STUFF I wanted to do with her, and she’d end up exhausted.
I don’t necessarily think that’s even such a bad thing, but I’m sure he was glad to return her to her routine when the work-week started again.
This time, I’m the one in charge, and urrgh! I don’t know what to do! When it’s just one kid, you can focus on her needs and get her down when she needs to. If you just pay attention, it’s do-able. I’ve noticed that Abby gets tired at regular intervals now, after a few months of eat-play-sleep rotations. She used to fall asleep in her car-seat even while toddlers swirled around her, but these days she finds them all too exciting, and tries to stay awake.A friend told me that her first morning nap should start exactly two hours after she wakes in the morning, and that has turned out to be true: this morning she napped, alone in her cot, for 90 minutes, starting at 9:30. How’s that for scheduling! It was so peaceful and great to play quietly with Penny, fold laundry, and clean up breakfast while she slept.
But does this mean we never have a morning activity? When is her second nap supposed to start? What about that late-afternoon one? That one was always a nightmare with Penny – she often wouldn’t take it at all if she wasn’t held, so I’d walk in after work to see my husband sitting, stressed-out and helpless under her snoring form, in the middle of a sea of toys and play-mats, with dinner just a wistful dream unless I could whip something up quickly.
But I digress. Abby’s naps, Penny’s play-time – how do I get both girls what they need? When does your five-month-old nap?
Oh, and by the way? Check out the time-stamp on this post. It’s binary for awesome!
According to Weissbluth, the morning nap develops around 4-5 months old, and the afternoon nap develops around 5-8 months old. I noticed that nap schedules started solidifying around 6 months or so.
My 2nd one naps when she can- poor thing…. No worse for wear though. Nice kinks reference!
my son is almost six months old and he is so hard to get him to take two naps. im lucky if he gets one in. hes teething alot but he doesnt want to sleep some days. he is very playful and sleps all night but he doesnt sleep to good during the day. i dontkno what to do. give me some advice please
My 5 1/2 month old takes a nap every 2 hours or so.