am i the only 1 whose babies nap at different times?

i understand each baby is an individual, has different sleep needs, etc. but i could really use a break. they get up around 7, sean is ready for a nap by 9 at the latest, halle isnt ready til 9:30ish usually. most times hes up in an hour and then shes up an hour after he gets up. shes the better sleeper. the second nap comes for him (most days- sometimes he'll go down for 2 hours) around 12 cuz he didnt sleep long enough and is cranky and tired. halle will stay up til 2 and then down for HER second nap, just as hes getting up and then she wakes up again around 3:30 and stays awake til bedtime around 6ish. he needs another nap around 4, again cuz he doesnt sleep long enough, then up at 5, bed at 7. im following their lead as far as cues and such but jeeeez 20min without a baby would be heavenly! am i the only 1? am i doing something wrong?

 

No, you´re not alone. Your day sounds like mine too! Mine are on different routines and I havent stopped all weekend. I got them with just 20-30 mins difference between them but DD is off her food so it´s like I have a baby on the go all the time too. My aim is to get DS starting his day later, at 8am instead of 7am, but its easier said than done! I think they´ll be on the same timetable when they´re a bit older. The only thing you can do is to go with the flow but I understand it´s very tiring!

 

My twins were on a their own schedules & I let them follow them. I never really pushed them to follow the same sleep path during the day, but @ night they usually fell into the same on their own with nursing.

 

I had this alot. Sometimes they were on the same schedule and sometimes not. I had a toddler at home during the day, so if I couldnt nap then I may as well not force them on the same schedule since I was going to be up anyway. As they got older, it got easier to get them on the same schedule.

Also, if one was asleep I would put the other in the swing or exersaucer for a bit so I could get a break too.

 

yea, mine are on totally different schedules. they somehow tend to fall asleep and get up for the day sometimes around the same time, but after that, they seem to have different needs.

dh and i are going to try some sleep learning techniques soon (they still go to sleep sucking and it's causing a lot of problems that one has no idea how to self soothe). i'm hoping that will help w/the napping.

gl!

 

Mine sleep at night at the same times. but during the day they usually have different nap schedules. I also have a 3 yr old at home and There are thsoe rare days when I get everyone down for a nap at the same time and so either I catch up on what I want or I get to take a nap too. Those are the good days but most of the time I have one either on Tummy time or swing/bouncey and other one in the crib asleep.

Good luck.

 

My girls nap at different times too. They usually don't sleep more than an hour. Sometimes just 20 minutes or so. We don't STTN either. I keep hoping it happens soon. I know some people swear by a schedule, but I just can't make it happen!!

 

A lot of days here one baby is going down for a nap and the other is getting up. Has been the way from the start. I try not to force them to nap at the same time....2 reasons....1. They are two different people, so who says they are tired at the same time 2)If one baby is sleeping and the other is awake, I can have some one on one time with who ever is up and I really enjoy that and feel it is good for all of us.

Dianna

 

My two had very different schedules until I "mandated" the same one for them both. At about 7.5 months, I chose to do CIO for naps and put them both down at the same time to give myself a break. It was the only time I had to shower, or relax at all. It took about 4 days and now my days are heavenly as they go down for a morning and afternoon nap at the same time and fall right to sleep. I did have to put them in separate rooms for naps, because in the beginning one napped better and the other cried more, but now, they do fine. They do still have a different bed time- but I like that one on one time with my DS who stays up later. Then, DD gets up earlier and I have that time with her in the morning. I wake DS by 7 (if he isn't already up) so they are ready for the morning nap at the same time. I am much happier now with this schedule.
Good luck to you no matter what you decide!

 

I try my hardest to get my babies to nap at the same time but some days they just won't. The days they are on seperate nap schedules are the hardest days for me. :hug:

 

I guess I am lucky cuz mine even seem to poop at the same time! :lol:

 

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I guess I am lucky cuz mine even seem to poop at the same time! :lol:



DITTO THAT! Always have, probably always will. I love it!

 

Mine are not even on a similar schedule right now. The only thing that is constant is bedtime for both is at 6:30 no matter what. Mine don't sleep in the same room so it's not really a problem for me and I also have a 2yo at home with me. It is actually easier for me to have only 1 up at a time since I also have my DS to keep an eye on. I haven't had a break during the day since the girls were born and I just accept that I won't probably till they all go to highschool...