Comments on: getting him to nap http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2008/05/10/getting-him-to-nap/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: eva http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2008/05/10/getting-him-to-nap/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 eva Fri, 16 May 2008 14:33:07 +0000 http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2008/05/10/getting-him-to-nap/#comment-1244 Here's a couple tips I "cribbed" from someone else's sleep consultant: 1) darken the room - extreme darkness - we hung heavy black towels over Megan's blings 2) we turn our faces away from Megan while she's falling asleep because supposedly infants find faces too stimulating 3) we don't shush pat - we kind of hold her arms down for a couple of minutes until she sighs and/or yawns, then leave the room. there's usually babbling or a few tears for 3-5 minutes then silence. Good luck! <em>eva's last blog post..<a href='http://glickers.blogspot.com/2008/05/princess-post.html' rel="nofollow">The Princess Post</a></em> Here’s a couple tips I “cribbed” from someone else’s sleep consultant:

1) darken the room – extreme darkness – we hung heavy black towels over Megan’s blings

2) we turn our faces away from Megan while she’s falling asleep because supposedly infants find faces too stimulating

3) we don’t shush pat – we kind of hold her arms down for a couple of minutes until she sighs and/or yawns, then leave the room. there’s usually babbling or a few tears for 3-5 minutes then silence.

Good luck!

eva’s last blog post..The Princess Post

]]> By: Athena http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2008/05/10/getting-him-to-nap/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Athena Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:16 +0000 http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2008/05/10/getting-him-to-nap/#comment-1240 My almost 5 month old just sleeps on my lap, mostly. She doesn't like to be alone. Even her crib is right next to our bed (with the side wall removed), although to be honest she actually sleeps in our bed as the crib is too far. If she's been asleep on my lap for 1/2 hr or so I'm able to leave her on her own, but that doesn't last for long. Why go through all the trouble of trying to force them to sleep alone? Almost all the babies I hear of need to be next to a parent. <em>Athena's last blog post..<a href='http://1001petals.blogspot.com/2008/05/on-second-thought.html' rel="nofollow">On second thought</a></em> My almost 5 month old just sleeps on my lap, mostly. She doesn’t like to be alone. Even her crib is right next to our bed (with the side wall removed), although to be honest she actually sleeps in our bed as the crib is too far. If she’s been asleep on my lap for 1/2 hr or so I’m able to leave her on her own, but that doesn’t last for long. Why go through all the trouble of trying to force them to sleep alone? Almost all the babies I hear of need to be next to a parent.

Athena’s last blog post..On second thought

]]> By: Laura http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2008/05/10/getting-him-to-nap/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Laura Mon, 12 May 2008 16:34:03 +0000 http://thecalmbeforethestork.com/2008/05/10/getting-him-to-nap/#comment-1231 Wow, this sounds tough, but I admire your fortitude. I'm sure there really is no "right way" to nap.... I've given up on trying to get Flann to nap on a schedule, or in any particular place. Doing so gave me agida, and never seemed to make a damned bit of difference to his night-time sleep. <em>Laura's last blog post..<a href='http://ilpiccolino.blogspot.com/2008/05/dodging-sleep-gods.html' rel="nofollow">Dodging the sleep gods</a></em> Wow, this sounds tough, but I admire your fortitude. I’m sure there really is no “right way” to nap…. I’ve given up on trying to get Flann to nap on a schedule, or in any particular place. Doing so gave me agida, and never seemed to make a damned bit of difference to his night-time sleep.

Laura’s last blog post..Dodging the sleep gods

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