Does consistency EVER come?

Just when I think I have things figured out - it all changes.
Just when they do 2-3 days of good napping, then the next day they don't nap well.
Then a few days they will sleep in until 645am, and then the next few days they are awake and screaming at 530am!
Some nights my dd wakes up to eat a 1am, sometimes it's 330am!
One day dd & ds will be happy all day long, and the next day grumpy.

I thought by 6mnths they would have gotten more consistent! Are my babies the only inconsistent ones?? And, I am extremely diligent with their schedule, I keep it the same everday, wake-up time is at 645am, naps are at least 90 min long, bedtime 530pm. But the only thing that they have been consistent about is the 530pm bedtime, everything else varies from day to day.

 

As far as sleeping (going down at a set time and getting up regularly) we hit consistency around 10 months. Although they were sleeping through the night at 5 months, the bedtime and wake time was very inconsistent. I have to say now that inconsistency happens even now, just in different ways. Although they're bedtimes usually don't waver much, they used to wake up for us around 8:00, but now it's 6:30 or 7:00. Can't understand why. Sometimes they nap for three hours, sometimes none. Sometimes when I put them to bed the go right to sleep, or (like last night), they play and laugh for an hour and a half. And eating--oh my goodness--sometimes they eat like they have been starved, and some days I don't how they keep from starving.

What you are doing seems like an awesome schedule. Just keep at it and eventually you will see more consistency in certain areas. Like you, I had a schedule and rarely deviated from it and we still have a schedule that we follow. The diligence does pay off as you have more consistent behavior and have a better grasp of what to expect and the kids know what to expect as well. So, it does pay off!!

Sometimes you don't realize how consistent they are until you deviate from your schedule and see how they react. If I throw my girls off of their schedule for more than two or three days, it's absolute chaos!!

 

At 6mo I finally had some semblance of a schedule. The girls were taking good long naps at the same time every day and everything else kind of fell into place. At 8mo they STTN consistently but naps got all messed up again and are just now coming together again at 9.5mo old. But there was teeth and some developmental stuff in there which probably contributed to the mess.

Hopefully you get some consistency soon!!

 

I believe the consistency will come soon! It sounds like you're doing everything right :hug99: .

 

Do you want the good news or the bad news? The good news: it gets easier and more consistent. The bad news: it's takes a LONG time and everything is temporary - you'll get "consistency" for a while but just when you think you've got it...they'll change things up to keep you on your toes! The extra good news: it gets easier as they get older - you have more experience, they're more adaptable, and you laugh more. Good luck!

 

OMG- reading your post makes me weary - that's JUST what my house is like. I figured by now the twins would have SOME consistent nap time, would STTN more often, etc., but nope! Doesn't happen! We aim for naps at roughly the same time, and sometimes they nap, other days they don't shut their eyes for more than 20 minutes. Some days they go to bed with no problem, other days we have to put them in swings to make them stop screaming then transfer them to bed after they nod off. Its just continued chaos over here..............

My 2 year old has taken naps at the same time since she was 10 months old. WILL THESE TWINS EVER BE CONSISTENT? I know, I know, I need to relax..................... :huh:

 

I guess we can all think of each other on those "trying"days and know that we are not alone. My husband thinks I stress to much about their sleep, I probably do but he isn't here all day with them. My overtired babies are not pretty. I guess all we can do is take a deep breath and maybe the next nap will be better. Hah....