How long do they nap?

My boys nap 3-4 hours. Sounds like heaven huh? But they consistently wake up 4:30-5:30am! Do you think that if I cut down their nap they might sleep longer in the AM? I hate waking them up because they are usually unhappy/grouchy, but mommy hates waking up early in the AM because she is usually unhappy/grouchy! Leaving them in their room until 6am is not an option because they share a room with big brother and I don't want him waking up that early....talk about grouchy!

 

Rhea, I would cut down on the nap. My babies nap about 2 hours, and sleep from 630-630.

 

What time are they going to bed Rhea?

Here's what mine are doing...

I get them up at 6:30 because we have to get Gabriel to school. Left alone (on the weekends) they sleep until 7/7:30ish.

They go down for a nap from 11-2.

We start the bedtime stuff around 6, they are in bed b/w 6:30 and 7...

 

They go to bed at 7:30 most nights. Naps are 12:30ish until 4pm (lately)

 

I would try getting them up earlier from their nap. The girls go from about 6:30-6:30 and take a nap from about 10-12. I am trying to push the nap back a little but they aren't agreeing with that.

Do they have trouble going down at night?

 

I would try cutting down the nap too. Seems like that's the only thing you can really try. ardon: Mine are taking either one or two naps now, but it's always a total of about 2-2.5 hrs. They are all up at 4pm from their nap and in bed by 7ish, and sleep until 7ish. Good luck! I know what you mean about grouchy mommas at 5 am!!!

 

QUOTE(dawnmj @ Dec 12 2007, 08:23 AM) [snapback]530592[/snapback]
Do they have trouble going down at night?


not at all.

It's what I thought....my nice 4 hour's of peace in the afternoon must be cut back on. I just hate waking up a sleeping baby (or babies)

 

Rhea I hate to have to do that too. All you can do it try and see if it helps. If is doesn't then no use to continue to wake them.

 

QUOTE(dawnmj @ Dec 12 2007, 11:50 AM) [snapback]530633[/snapback]
Rhea I hate to have to do that too. All you can do it try and see if it helps. If is doesn't then no use to continue to wake them.


Exactly. If it doesn't help, then you can have your 4 hours of peace back. I hope it works out for you. :hug99:

 

If mine nap 3 hours, we wake them up. They normally only sleep 1.5-2 hours though. They sleep overnight from 7:30pm to 7:00am.

 

My girls go down at 12:00 and they wake around 3:00. Unless we have had an unusual day, I do not let them sleep past 3:30 because it messes with their bedtime which is at 8:00. They usually are up around 7:30 every morning.