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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Posted by Eireann
Posted by JenandMikey
ETA I FORGOT TO ADD DH FEELS WE NEED TO START MAKING DD NAP WHILE AT HOME IN HER STROLLER, PNP ETC....I THINK THIS COULD BRING ON MORE PROBLEMS....OPINIONS?
I would not mess with a good thing. You have to deal with her every single day--parties are once a week tops.
thank you so much this is how i feel about it
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Posted by dpli
If you can get a good nap at home, I also think you should leave well enough alone.
thank you for sharing and this is what i meant when i said that it might bring about a whole set of new problems....i feel like if its not broken dont fix it....we have a pretty good baby on our hands and i dont want to mess with that just so i could have a couple of minutes more at a party
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| Posted 5/11/09 11:59 AM |
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dapnkap
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
DD is the same way - won't sleep anywhere except her crib and the car seat. She used to sleep in the swing, but she outgrew that.
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| Posted 5/11/09 1:04 PM |
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
I don't think you can make DD become a good napper in other people's homes. Some kids do this with no problem, others do not.
DS gets waayyy too wound up and interested in his new surroundings to nap anywhere out of the house (he's 17 months, but it has been a long time since he has napped out of our home). It's not always possible, but we try to make sure he gets a nap in before we go to the other house. If we are getting together with immediate family and others are not involved, we suggest times that will allow us to do this.
Hard as it is to accept, many babies and toddlers just will not conform to fit your routine, so you might need to change your routines to suit theirs. If you can't do this, then you just have to accept that they may be cranky.
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
I don't think that your DH's idea is really necessary and probably would just be a PITA.
As for naps when out, my DS would skip his nap or nap on the way home or when we got home.
But he was never really on a "schedule"
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
I should also add, I have driven around with Jack in the numerous times while parties were going on. There were times that he got so crazy that he needed to nap and just couldn't. We would throw him in the car and take turns at the party. It worked out well for us.
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Does she sleep with any sort of music or sound machine? I have a small sound machine with a projector that shows a pic on the ceiling. I usually play ocean or rain sounds. So far we have slept in hotels twice and they did very well! Maybe try bringing anything she sleeps with at home with you...
My sons have very loosely crocheted blankets with big holes that they sleep with and one of my sons has a blankie that one of my friends on here got us and he loves it
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JenandMikey
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
thank you everyone for suggestions, advice and just simply making me feel like i wasnt crazy for feeling how i did....btw after this post and all of your responses it gave me the nerve to sit down and talk with dh about how i was feeling i think he is going to be more supportive from now (we're not going to worry about it and deal with the crankiness at parties and use some of your suggestions to limit the crankiness as much as possible).....thanks again everyone
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Posted by nbc188
DD will fall asleep in the carseat, but that's it besides for her crib. There's no way she'd fall asleep in her stroller or at someone else's house, esp. if there's a lot of activity going on around her.
this is DD too...and its STILL like this at age 3.
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
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Posted by Eireann
In fact, your DD probably will consolidate naps soon. That will probably be easier for you since you can get to a party a little late or leave a little early so she can nap regularly.
see this is how i see it but dh is sooo wrapped up in listening to his mother and her judgements that all he is doing is criticizing me
Don't listen to your MIL and tell DH he needs to be on your side or move back in with his mommy lol.
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| Posted 5/11/09 9:22 PM |
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Posted by nbc188
DD will fall asleep in the carseat, but that's it besides for her crib. There's no way she'd fall asleep in her stroller or at someone else's house, esp. if there's a lot of activity going on around her.
This is the case for us too. I wish it weren't and I've tried hard to change it but, it is what it is...
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| Posted 5/11/09 11:41 PM |
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Posted by Diana1215
Jack never slept anywhere besides his crib for naps. If we were out I made sure he had a good nap in. If he was absolutely exhausted he would pass out in his stroller. So many kids don't nap in new surroundings!
same here
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Posted by jmf423
My DS is the same way and some people in my family don't get it -- but he just won't do it. I have tried many times. If he is totally exhausted he might (and thats a big might) fall asleep in the car or in a quiet room with me or DH. But he never goes into a deep sleep and as soon as we try to move him he wakes up.
My nephew sleeps great just about anywhere, so at my MIL's they sometimes don't understand how DS won't sleep but my nephew will.
same situation here.
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Your daughter is a good sleeper. don't start messing with it just because your in laws think it's bad she can't sleep anywhere. I had major probs with my inlaws telling me i need to get him used to sleeping with noise. I don;t know what they expected me to do, go around the house banging pots and pans around? it was me, alone. I am not that noisy. My MIL would call a bunch of times a day and our phone was set on LOUD and it would always wake the baby. it would really pizz me off. Then I found out they would criticize me behind my back about it. This is just the way my son is - he wakes up if there is a loud sudden noise. He too won't sleep in his stroller and last time I brought him to my in laws to nap he was a mess. Now I just revolve things around his naps. It gets easier as they get older and they are taking fewer naps.
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JenandMikey
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Re: naps when at other peoples houses/social events (LONG but need advice)UPDATED W A SECOND QUESTION
Posted by lululu
Your daughter is a good sleeper. don't start messing with it just because your in laws think it's bad she can't sleep anywhere. I had major probs with my inlaws telling me i need to get him used to sleeping with noise. I don;t know what they expected me to do, go around the house banging pots and pans around? it was me, alone. I am not that noisy. My MIL would call a bunch of times a day and our phone was set on LOUD and it would always wake the baby. it would really pizz me off. Then I found out they would criticize me behind my back about it. This is just the way my son is - he wakes up if there is a loud sudden noise. He too won't sleep in his stroller and last time I brought him to my in laws to nap he was a mess. Now I just revolve things around his naps. It gets easier as they get older and they are taking fewer naps.
this sounds so familiar!!!!!!! theres always something being said about how/what she is or isnt eating, napping schedule and the noise factor while sleeping .....its soooooooo annoying!!!!! most of the time i dont care whats said but every so often it bothers me
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