tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post8038012932359782941..comments2023-07-06T08:28:15.848-04:00Comments on Mama days: nappingCali Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10959377832026957593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-27159827960713580172010-01-09T19:10:37.042-05:002010-01-09T19:10:37.042-05:00I've been having the same issues with Will and...I've been having the same issues with Will and naps. He was a marvelous, predictable sleeper as a baby. He ALWAYS slept 10-12 and 3-5, every single day. And then he transitioned to 1 nap a day, and all last years he napped pretty solidly from 1 to about 4. During this time I wrote my novel. And now, sometimes he naps. Sometimes he doesn't. And I totally realize that my panicky reaction has nothing to do with my child getting the proper amount of sleep, and everything to do with the question, "WHAT WILL I DO IF I DON'T GET THOSE PRECIOUS COUPLE OF HOURS TO WORK?!!!!" Your post really spoke to me, got me thinking, in a radical way, like, what if I don't try to control everything?Cynthia Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887698019247360370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-69526709933484922982010-01-07T10:48:39.686-05:002010-01-07T10:48:39.686-05:00It's so true that the napping is about us more...It's so true that the napping is about us more than about them. Well, they frequently need the break, too, but the more they need it the less they want to take it. I'm lucky because B still stays in the crib. Actually this morning I found him making a pitiful attempt to lift his foot higher than knee level. "Can't do that, mama." (slight pout) "That's ok!" (evil chuckle) I stick him in there between 10 and 12 every day. And at 6 every night. And plenty of times it takes him close to an hour of babbling before he finally conks out. I do feel guilty, of course. But what would we do without our down time. He needs a break from me as much as I need a break from him! (That's from that book you gave me!)Sharanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-64791535493688237782010-01-05T20:52:36.984-05:002010-01-05T20:52:36.984-05:00Regarding sleep, have you read Nurture Shock? You ...Regarding sleep, have you read Nurture Shock? You don't have to read it all, but the second chapter, on sleep, is great.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917427257350305060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-39041262583016013652010-01-05T16:33:53.319-05:002010-01-05T16:33:53.319-05:00OMG, Cali! I'm right there with you. Genevie...OMG, Cali! I'm right there with you. Genevieve still naps but it took me a really, really, really long time to finally accept the fact that Nathan was no longer going to nap. He's been having quiet time now for a little over a year and generally it works well. We found the same thing; the more we forced him to nap not only did we have more power struggles and screaming but it took him FOREVER to fall asleep at night which just about pushed me over the edge. Once we stopped with the naps and transitioned to quiet time he started falling asleep within 10 minutes of going to bed. Like you, I like to have my routine be predictable and when change comes my way (as it always does) it's quite the struggle until I finally figure it out. Maybe some day I'll be able to figure it out a lot earlier :)....would probably make life easier in general.<br />-MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com