tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879576306413021636.post1623808371936002657..comments2023-06-04T07:48:11.681-07:00Comments on PITTS TRIP'S: the Pittsenbarger identical triplets saga: Nap Time CrisisPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110333442614836773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879576306413021636.post-15646494474983110922012-12-13T10:01:12.517-08:002012-12-13T10:01:12.517-08:00I feel your pain. Transitioning out of napping is...I feel your pain. Transitioning out of napping is awful. There is no other reprieve like the midday nap time for a Mom. My 3 kids have all ended napping at different ages, 3 1/2, 2 1/2, and James at 3 years and 9 months. I got a sickening dread as the time would approach, but often once it was really time, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Your boys are still little, so I don't blame you hanging on as long as possible. The suggestions given above for quiet time and giving books, etc are what I was going to suggest. I know one Mom of three who had all her kids under five and none ever napped past babyhood. So everyday, after lunch she had quiet time (like Jonalyn mentions). Each child was given a stack of books to "read" i.e. "look at" and a sippy cup with milk mixed with Ovaltine. She had them do so for an hour. When James recently stopped napping, I told him it was okay if he didn't sleep, but he needed to sit quietly and look at his books. One other thing I was thinking may work for them if they really persist is to play an audio book or audio drama for them as they sit in their beds. (Garret got a bunch of audio dramas at Wallkill for the kids when we visited and Rachel was 3, she loved them!) You could just download something on your iPod and set up in their room. It may lull some of them to sleep and not the others. Whatever you figure out you deserve your you time and you and your husband deserve time alone together daily, you earned it!Sara 诗媛https://www.blogger.com/profile/04479965645289795677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879576306413021636.post-48845695849492554282012-12-13T06:48:14.639-08:002012-12-13T06:48:14.639-08:00I agree with Natalie's suggestions. Do what y...I agree with Natalie's suggestions. Do what you can but try very hard to keep some time for YOU! Even if they don't go to sleep at least they will have some quiet down time. One 2-year old is hard enough and I can only imagine you dealing with three. I do know you are doing a great job with them and all of you always look happy in the pictures you post. <br />Love to you all,<br />A.Nancynan ceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773537246676641783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879576306413021636.post-5269493619703989952012-12-12T21:48:51.317-08:002012-12-12T21:48:51.317-08:00When I was 19 I worked at a Montessori school. One...When I was 19 I worked at a Montessori school. One of my jobs was to get over 20 toddlers and preschoolers to take a nap. The days that they all napped, including Gregory (you never forget some) were quite the victory. The secret-<br />Cool temps<br />Cozy blankets<br />Dark room<br />Soft music<br />Face massages<br />You start with massaging hair, ears, forehead. Before they know it you are down to the eyebrows and then the eyelids, ever so slowly massaging them closed. Bam, they are out like a light! Not a great thing to do often because it's nice when kids can fall asleep on their own, but desperate times call for some sly tactics!<br />Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788198753815842259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879576306413021636.post-73057763107171949192012-12-12T20:43:57.758-08:002012-12-12T20:43:57.758-08:00My mom said I never napped after the first few mon...My mom said I never napped after the first few months, and I was very active. But my bedtime was at 7, and she always made me have "rest time" during the day. I'd have to lay there (I could read quietly, talk to myself, whatever) for a certain amount of time, for my mother's sanity! Of course, there was only one of me. :)Jonalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12086273541640796251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879576306413021636.post-6173354213428313352012-12-12T08:40:19.505-08:002012-12-12T08:40:19.505-08:00Thanks Natalie, that is very helpful to hear. I th...Thanks Natalie, that is very helpful to hear. I think we are headed into the phase you are talking about, just yesterday no one napped!Janet Pittsenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254791371428643086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879576306413021636.post-86832076603668572962012-12-11T21:25:08.130-08:002012-12-11T21:25:08.130-08:00Hi there. I feel for you, naps are tough and we wa...Hi there. I feel for you, naps are tough and we want our break! My twin girls are 2.5 and it goes in phases. They usually go down for nap at 1:30/2 and some days there is lots of partying, laughing and playing for at least an hour before they fall asleep. I always wake them up by 4:30 to keep bedtime at 7:30 too. Some days they do not nap at all and I just let them get up after 90 minutes if not asleep. Other days they pass out right away and sleep for 2+ hours. It goes in phases as their sleep needs ebb and flow (growth spurts, sickness, etc?). We have had weeks where they don't nap for several days in a row and I wonder if they don't need naps, then the next week they are taking 3 hour naps. I suggest thinking of it as "rest time" and leave them in there 90+ minutes whether they sleep or not. Its still some down time for them to recharge(even give books to read in bed if you want) and break time for you. Don't give it up! I vote option 1 :) Nataliehttp://oregonshirzads.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com