Does it get easier?

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I’m struggling with taking my little man to gatherings. We don’t have a schedule per se,  but we do have a routine when he’s at home. He gets his consistent naps and is fed on demand. When we go to others homes, like my in laws, it can be a disaster. He won’t nap, gets overtired, and it makes for a very stressful occasion. Is this just a phase? Is there anything I can do to make these outings easier? I try to make sure he gets a good nap before leaving.

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Following because I was just thinking the same. Today's Easter brunch with friends was cut short because my LO was super fussy and inconsolable. I don't think it helped that she's in the middle of leap 3. 😫

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I find that putting my little man in a wrap helps to keep him on schedule when I'm out at gatherings. I've tried to do the pack and play thing and put him down for naps but that doesnt work for us.  I follow the E.A.S.Y schedule and feed him when he wakes up. He plays and interacts with family and friends at the party and then knocks out for a nap in the wrap and it is perfect! The outcome is a much happier baby!

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I feel the same way you do. It's so much easier not to go out. Some days have started getting better though but it's totally luck! I hope in the next month or so it becomes more enjoyable

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I struggle with this, and also the fact that we have like 5 family get togethers we are expected to attend. (My in laws also live 2.5 hrs away.) I told my husband we’re picking 2 outings per holiday and I refuse to run the kids around all weekend to please family. I try to do late naps for both my 4 month old and 2 year old, but it inevitably turned into an inconsolable scream fest after a day at family’s. People were holding and passing the baby for hours and he didn’t get a nap. I’m going to try the wrap next time. That’s a great idea.

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Going through the same thing with my 12 week old. She gets overstimulated around people (my husband has a big and loud family) and tired very easily. She gets so fussy and my MIL thinks something is wrong, like she has a tummy ache, when my husband and I know it is because she's overstimulated and also doesn't love other people holding her besides me. It's tough. I totally relate because I want her to get used to family members.

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We have found watching times has helped a ton. 
So today she w
     Woke up 6:30/7, ate, bath and play
     Nap 8-945 then up eat, play
     Nap 1045-1130 while we drove to first family gathering
     She followed this routine and we timed travel to next family gathering for nap time and watched timing so she napped there. 
      We only had a scream fest on way home because she just wanted to be in her bed

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Omg I’m going through the same thing. I’m following

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I think as they get older it does get easier, especially when their routine gets consistent. Once that happens, you can try to plan things around naps and feedings. I don't do a thing between 1 and 3 because that is my 2 year olds nap time and that is sacred. But I also have a 3 month old, he is just now getting consistent and he still naps pretty good in the car or in the baby carrier, so I can be out and he'll still get his naps in.

Does it get easier?

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