naps.....

Especially on a day they really need it.

 

I always base it on if they got a good snooze in in the morning, or what the rest of the day looks like. Typically, the longest I go is 2 hours.

 

I so seldom wake a sleeping baby. At the age they are now, I go by the clock... if it gets after 5, I'll wake, but I don't go by how long they've been down. I guess I figure that perhaps they are not feeling well and just need some extra sleep on that day. Mine never slept well, so I never needed to really wake them.

 

i think i would just let them go! of course, depends on the time of the nap. if they have been sleeping a couple hours, and it is getting to within a couple hours of bedtime, i would probably wake them. otherwise, i'd let them go. how long are we talking here? i think our MAX has been 3 hrs- and that is at the sitter's, NEVER for me!!!!! of course!!!!!!

 

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what is the longest nap you will allow?


Umm...I might think about waking them if it went past 48 hours... :girl_devil: 8P

 

They had been napping for almost 2 and a half and 3 hours when I posted and of course they woke up right after. LOL It all worked out ok.

 

QUOTE(fuchsiagroan @ Aug 16 2007, 09:24 PM) [snapback]370685[/snapback]
Umm...I might think about waking them if it went past 48 hours... :girl_devil: 8P



You took my answer!!

Seriously, now I wouldn't let one sleep an hour longer than the other or then my "dream" schedule (that will happen one day!??!) is ruined...But, that is my only rule.

 

QUOTE(fuchsiagroan @ Aug 16 2007, 05:24 PM) [snapback]370685[/snapback]
Umm...I might think about waking them if it went past 48 hours... :girl_devil: 8P


Ditto...I'd probably keep thinking til we got to 72 hrs so I could get a few things done.

 

QUOTE(fuchsiagroan @ Aug 16 2007, 05:24 PM) [snapback]370685[/snapback]
Umm...I might think about waking them if it went past 48 hours... :girl_devil: 8P


You took my response! Oh I wish sometimes they would nap longer then 1-2 hours but they are pretty set w/ about an hour give or take depending on how full they are...

 

I won't let them go much past 2 hours, just to preserve the next nap/bedtime. Also won't let one sleep more than 30 minutes longer than the other to keep them on schedule. Unfortunately I can count on 3 fingers the number of times they have napped together for 2 hours!

 

I never wake them unless it's past 6pm. They go to bed about 8:30 so I won't let them sleep much past 6pm.

 

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I so seldom wake a sleeping baby. At the age they are now, I go by the clock... if it gets after 5, I'll wake, but I don't go by how long they've been down.


Ditto!

 

3 hours is my max for the afternoon nap so bedtime doesn't get screwed up. Mornings the most they sleep is usually 2 hours.