Taking naps?

Question

What are you all doing when it comes to naps? In the beginning she would just fall asleep when she was tired and I didn’t have to think about it. Yesterday she was awake from about 1 pm until 8:30 pm and she was definitely overtired which was when I realized we are supposed to be putting her down for naps! Feeling so dumb for not realizing that! Luckily she knows 9 is bed time so she finally fell asleep at that point but I’m thinking I need to get her on a schedule now. What kind of schedule are all of you doing?

Answer

I breast feed so I don’t do any schedule but I watch for cues that he is getting sleepy and then put him down. I know his pattern generally is to eat and if he doesn’t fall asleep right afterwards than he will be up for about an hour or two and then go down for a nap. 
My baby cues me that he’s getting sleepy by blinking more often and holding his hands under his chin.

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We follow a version of the below. Having a routine has been super helpful for running errands and having guests over etc. I know when she’ll be in a good mood and when she’ll be fussy. If she won’t nap in her bassinet we try to salvage it by putting her in her carrier or swing etc.

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My baby is a month old today and she doesn’t just fall asleep on her own anymore. I also made the mistake you did and let her get overtired and it was awful! 
I watch for her cues (yawning, eyes getting red) and once I see that I’ll take her up in her nursery and rock her or just walk her around and it usually takes 5-10 mins but then she’s out like a light for 2 hours. If I didn’t do that she would just fight the nap and stay awake for hours!

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Our routine is based on whatever time she wakes up in the morning so the times of her naps vary. When she wakes up from each nap, I change her, feed her, & she plays on her mat, then change her again if she needs it & feed her again before putting her down. She’ll be awake from 45 minutes-2 hours, & nap for around 2-3 hours & it repeats all day until around 10 when she goes down for the night.

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Each sleep for us can be several hours. He just kinda fell into his own routine

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My LO likes to nap in the morning around 9am then again around 1pm then again around 730/830pm before we go into the night.

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I still don’t follow a schedule. When he gets tired I put him to sleep (or try to anyway). He usually has a decent nap in the morning, a 3-4 hour one in the afternoon, and a little one in the evening.

Taking naps?

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