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Offline albers30

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Help with Twin Toddler Sleep Schedule
« on: February 06, 2014, 00:14:41 am »
I have 13 month old twin girls.  They were on a great schedule until a few weeks before their first birthday.  They both got ill then with the holidays things were kind of crazy and they just seemed to get off track and haven't been able to get back.  I think Lilly may be ready to drop to one nap but not sure, she'll sometimes refuse her morning nap and does fine til 1230ish but if you put her in a car seat for even a few minutes mid morning she's out like a light, but Claire certainly is not, if she doesn't get a nap by 1030 she'll often fall asleep on the floor or is irate by noon.  Current schedule is as follows

Wake anywhere from 6-7:30am
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Breakfast 8:30
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Snack 9:30 or 10 sometimes
Nap between 10-10:30 (Have been capping it at 30 minutes, Lilly is generally awake by then Claire though would sleep for an hour if I let her)
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Lunch 12:30
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Nap 1:30 (Generally 45 to an hour but if Lilly doesn't nap in the morning sometimes she'll sleep 90 minutes)
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Snack 4-430is
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Baths 630ish
Bedtime 7:30

They've not been napping well lately and have gone from waking once a night to waking 2-3 times a night and often waking wanting to play or fuss for an hour or so.  Suggestions on tweaks to get them napping better and sleeping better at night.  Lately afternoon naps have only been 45 minutes and this leaves them cranky tip bedtime.  Help!


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Re: Help with Twin Toddler Sleep Schedule
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2014, 07:59:40 am »
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Re: Help with Twin Toddler Sleep Schedule
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2014, 17:56:32 pm »
What?

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Re: Help with Twin Toddler Sleep Schedule
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2014, 13:42:33 pm »
Hena was just bumping your post up to make sure it was not missed.

I am guessing you want to have them both on the same routine? If it were me I think I would try for one nap and see how you go. I would wait for a day when they wake around 7am and then PD for nap around 11.30am and see how they do. You could even do an 11am nap but I would not go earlier. You may need to do a couple of early bedtimes to help them adjust. What do you think?




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Re: Help with Twin Toddler Sleep Schedule
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2014, 19:24:28 pm »
Boy, thats a long time for them to go before bedtime.  What if they sleep less then an hour during that nap?  They've never been ones for taking long morning naps.  I guess I could try it if thats the best option.

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Re: Help with Twin Toddler Sleep Schedule
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2014, 19:27:00 pm »
BT would need to be earlier for sure. When my DD first transitioned she napped 11-12.30pm and BT was 6pm.




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