Naps

When you use babywise or any sort of feeding and sleeping schedules with your baby, 45 minute intruder talk is always a huge focus. The 45 minute intruder is something that happens to all babies at some point or another. It’s the dreaded 45 minute nap. One day your baby is taking nice long naps, …

If you are like many moms, you are looking for clear cut answers to your questions regarding your child’s napping behaviors. “When should kids stop napping?”  This is a popular question that gets asked starting during the toddler phase of a child’s life. The answer, however, is not entirely clear cut. Your toddler, might be …

So, your toddler refuses to nap? You think they might be ready for dropping the nap all together…but you are wondering when to make the switch, how to make the switch, and what the result might look like?  You’ve come to the right place.  In this post, I’ll be discussing what rest time looks like …

Toddler won’t nap? First find out at this post if your child is truly ready to stop napping. Then, if you’re ready, keep reading here to find out how to make the transition to rest time! Important Read: When Do Toddler’s Stop Napping? When your child is ready to drop the last nap, it is …

When Do Toddlers Stop Napping? Knowing when your child is ready to drop a nap can be difficult. Knowing when they are ready to drop the very last nap, can be a bit daunting. Our children like to go through phases (sleep regressions) where they try and tell us they no longer need the nap. …

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I see this question pop up a lot, so I wanted to take a moment to describe what I have done when Caroline wakes up early from a nap. Below you’ll find each age (from 1 month to 6 months) broken down with what to do. I will start by saying that it has completely …

  NOTE: We made the change to drop the last catnap at 6.5 months of age. Well, we seem to be on the other side now. We’ve had three successful days with our new schedule (no catnap), and I am optimistic that she will continue to do very well with this adjustment.I can’t say for …