I have a 5 month old DCB that I'm trying to get into a schedule. Parents are first timers and it's been a couple of years since I've cared for a young infant. How many naps and how often/long is typical? I've read posts with Nannyde's schedule but my little guy doesn't get here until 9 or 9:30 and I need him to nap at 12:30 with the others. I've been putting him down right when he gets here but he's starting to resist that first nap and sometimes doesn't fall asleep until 10 then I wake him up at 10:30 which isn't making much sense. He has a bottle at about 11:30 and 3:30 each day which works well.
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Originally posted by cheerfuldom View PostWill he go back down at 12:30 if he is up at 10? seems like a 5 month old should be tired after 2.5 hours.
Btw it took a long time for me to reply because said DCB had a huge poop that leaked so bad I had to bathe him and scrub out my bouncy seat
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With infants, I follow their natural rhythms and schedules, rather than prescribing mine for them. But what usually worked for me and them was to have the babies nap while the bigger kids played outside in the mornings (either in a sling on me, or on a blanket in the grass, or a pack-and-play set up even in the snow, or in a stroller on a walk), and then try to get them down for another nap during my regular nap time. If they didn't nap then, they'd have some play time on a blanket on the floor while I did my nap-time work, and then some one-on-one time with me.
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I agree with Lise, even though that is probably what you dont want to hear. If my schedule was not working for a baby, I would just do what was working provided that he was happy. I have had huge lengths of times where I never had all the kids napping at once. I currently do have all the kids on one nap schedule but that is very recent since my littlest is now over a year. Before that, the babies (as much as 3 kids) where up when the big kids were down and I never did get a complete break from the kids. However, this is what they were happy with and that was good enough for me at the time.
If this is absolutely not an option for you, you could also explain the situation to mom and dad and see if they can drop off earlier in the morning, so baby can get a full morning nap (which is needed) and then take the second with the other kids later.
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Originally posted by Lise View PostWith infants, I follow their natural rhythms and schedules, rather than prescribing mine for them. But what usually worked for me and them was to have the babies nap while the bigger kids played outside in the mornings (either in a sling on me, or on a blanket in the grass, or a pack-and-play set up even in the snow, or in a stroller on a walk), and then try to get them down for another nap during my regular nap time. If they didn't nap then, they'd have some play time on a blanket on the floor while I did my nap-time work, and then some one-on-one time with me.
I spoke with DCD and told him the issue and asked him to discuss with DCM if they could keep him up a bit more in the morning so he was ready for nap at drop off and he said he would. I do a lot of special for them so I don't feel like that's too much to ask.
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I have 2 6mo olds (my own and a DCG) plus 2 two year olds. I've had to rearrange my napping areas and my daily schedule to work with the babies schedules.
My 6mos DCG arrives at 9-930 and goes down almost immediately after arrival. Mom also wakes her to breastfeed before mom leaves for work (6:30ish) and I talked to parents asking that she not nap before arriving so she naps when she gets here. So she arrives 9-930ish, I let her play for like 10mins tops then I put her down and she sleeps til about 10:30 or 11, I do not wake her. Both 6mo olds can only last 2-2.5hours before they need to go down again. I prefer the infants to go down a little after the bigger kids so that they sleep a bit longer, giving me time to get snack done with the older ones when they wake up (infants both usually sleep 1ish to 2:45-3, big kids sleep 12 to 2-2:30ish) but that doesn't always work.
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Originally posted by Lyss View PostI have 2 6mo olds (my own and a DCG) plus 2 two year olds. I've had to rearrange my napping areas and my daily schedule to work with the babies schedules.
My 6mos DCG arrives at 9-930 and goes down almost immediately after arrival. Mom also wakes her to breastfeed before mom leaves for work (6:30ish) and I talked to parents asking that she not nap before arriving so she naps when she gets here. So she arrives 9-930ish, I let her play for like 10mins tops then I put her down and she sleeps til about 10:30 or 11, I do not wake her. Both 6mo olds can only last 2-2.5hours before they need to go down again. I prefer the infants to go down a little after the bigger kids so that they sleep a bit longer, giving me time to get snack done with the older ones when they wake up (infants both usually sleep 1ish to 2:45-3, big kids sleep 12 to 2-2:30ish) but that doesn't always work.
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