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Offline lesorl

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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #270 on: July 21, 2008, 11:25:50 am »
Ok so we had a brief NW at 8:25pm, but she slept from 6:15pm-6:30am.  Do I aim for a clock time or A time of 6 hours?
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #271 on: July 21, 2008, 11:32:36 am »
that's great.  so you can go til at least 12:30 (you did 6hr 10 min the other day and 6hrs yesterday and you got the longer nap with the 6hr10.  up to you.  at least 6 hrs though!!)  and even if she did 1- 1hr20 nap she woudl be fine still for 6:30ish or later bedtime.
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #272 on: July 21, 2008, 12:16:31 pm »
Leslie- My M did an unheard of 12 hours last night (6:15 pm-6:15 am) with one NW at 7 pm so we are aiming for a 12:15 nap also. Lots of luck today to you and M.

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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #273 on: July 21, 2008, 17:45:51 pm »
OMG- 40 mins!  Yes, you read that correctly, forty mins!

We were at my parents today, and she generally sleeps ONLY in her crib, but she was up 6 hours 20 mins!  She woke at 1:30pm.

So I guess we're going for a 6pm bedtime...
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #274 on: July 21, 2008, 22:11:10 pm »
well - 1st take into account that you were out of the house visiting - busier than usual? noisier? more playing with her / holding her / being in her face= overstimulation.  and then if she was not sleeping in her usual environment = also affects it.

honestly if you are trying to get longer naps and she does not do well outside home for sleep then it was never gonna happen at your parents no matter what.  if you have days that are "extra" anything (lots of errands, family gatherings, parties etc) you need to take those into account when planning her A time.  so just as if she has a short nap your instinct is to compensate by bringing bedtime forward a bit, you need to look at her days the same way - so for illness you adapt, for teething, parties etc .... you have to be flexible and adapt the routine to suit her needs and your lifestyle. It isn't something solid where you take 6 hrs and run with it IYKWIM, it is still something fluid that requires your tweaking since you are there with her every day.

good luck with bedtime.  tomorrow is another day.
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #275 on: July 21, 2008, 22:37:12 pm »
I hate not being able to go anywhere with her naps!!!  We're supposed to go to the beach for the day next Monday- I suppose that's a bad idea?

It's hard to be flexible, since I can never read her tired cues (she doesn't give any til its too late).

Carrying on...
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« Reply #276 on: July 22, 2008, 02:33:05 am »
well the aim is that once you figure out what her ideal A time is to get the 1 long nap (or agree to settle on whatever she does each day) then you can move on and plan accordingly - either going out for the morning and coming home for a midday-ish nap or doing a nap on the run (ie your folks' house, the stroller, passing out in the car on the way home from the beach) with no ill effect to your overall weekly life.  as long as you are not out and about every day at naptime (for a child that does not nap long in stroller, car or porta cot) you shoudl be able to do long days away from home as often as suits your lifestyle.  you just have to roll with the fact that she may only take a 30 min nap on those days and you aim to be at home for naps in the following days (i have been known to make sure we stock up on good naps for a couple of days in advance of a busy/no nap weekend). next monday is ages away - i woudl stick with the nap plan this week and see where you are at on the weekend, then you just plan for the beach - maybe time your drive home to allow for her to nap etc  (even kids who don't usually nap in a car often will after a busy day of fresh air and sandcastles.  we woudl time home return for between 2-3pm often with liv and i swear she woudl pass out sometimes before we got on the main road!)
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #277 on: July 22, 2008, 11:00:14 am »
Last night, 6pm-5:53am, 1 NW at 7:25pm but she woke up crying this morning  :(

Do I aim for 6 hours A time, or a little less based on the crying?
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #278 on: July 22, 2008, 11:02:37 am »
Leslie, I would do nap at 12pm.
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #279 on: July 22, 2008, 11:35:01 am »
just wanted to echo what Deb said, my DD is 2yo and has one nap a day. It is always at the same time,( regardless of wake up time) she always naps for one hour. I always know if she is OT as she does 45 min naps.  I can plan to either be out in the morning and then home for her nap and then back out in the afternoon OR I can accept that on the days where we are out for her nap she will sleep for max 40 mins, that is the price I pay for wanting to be out at nap time. But one day is fine and then back to normal routine the next day. Sometimes I will try to arrange it that she is in the car at around nap time so I can still do what I need to do and she can get some sleep. 

I reckon her naps seem good, if you want to go to the beach on Monday then I would definitely go, but have the expectation that she will have a short nap.

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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #280 on: July 22, 2008, 12:05:15 pm »
Hi Leslie- I just wanted to say that I visit an aunt of mine with M or both kids once every two weeks and my M never sleeps well at her house. Always under an hour. I  think it is just different light in the room, sleeping in the playpen instead of a crib, etc. We just try to get an earlier bedtime in that night. Frustrating I know. Keep your chin up!

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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #281 on: July 22, 2008, 16:55:51 pm »
Well she fell asleep reading books at 11:45am, and slept exactly 1 hour.

Do I need to shorten wind down so she doesn't fall asleep during it?  Or return home later from the morning outing?
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« Reply #282 on: July 22, 2008, 17:07:47 pm »
Not sure about that one. I always have trouble keeping mine awake in the car during our morning outings so I'm no expert. Just to echo your own frustrations: Maddie had a two hour nap yesterday from noon until 2. So rare and so welcome!  Today she went down at noon and is up again at 12:40. What the heck? I don't even know what to do with her now.
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #283 on: July 22, 2008, 18:31:11 pm »
Leslie, what do you do for winddown? where & how long do you spend doing it?

it amazes me that some LO's fall asleep during winddown Lily never has, not once, not even got close!
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Re: Clock times or A times????
« Reply #284 on: July 22, 2008, 19:33:18 pm »
Usually wind down is 20 mins- change diaper, read books, sing song, in crib.  She gets her paci while reading books, so that's how she's falling asleep.

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