[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 3/31/2012

Sat Mar 31 02:17:09 PDT 2012

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 3/30/2012
9:16 am - 3/31/2012

1. Comment: Nap transition (jsageredson)
2. Comment: Nap transition (EstherRN)
3. Comment: For donations that don't sell (judyldaniel)
4. Comment: Coffee & bagels galore at Saturday's Consignme...
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5. Comment: Coffee & bagels galore at Saturday's Consignme...
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Topic: Nap transition

 Our nearly 16 month old twins seem to be nearing a
 transition from 2 to 1 naps. Currently...

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 1. jsageredson says...
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 3/30/2012 2:41 pm

 I read your post to my husband last night and he asked
 if I wrote it myself. Our situations are similar, but
 I am not sure if I can be of help - only to tell you
 what I am trying right now. So, our twins are 17
 months old as of this week. We also transitioned to a
 new nanny last week so this may have had an impact on
 our particular situation. For the last several weeks,
 their naps have been come inconsistent as you describe.
 Especially in the afternoon nap, one will stay up
 playing while the other sleeps, then the one who was
 awake finally falls asleep and they wake each other up.
 It has gotten to the point where I know they are not
 napping enough. Then they started to skip naps all
 together, either morning or afternoon, nearly every
 day. I wondered if they were ready for one nap. So,
 last Sunday when they skipped their first nap, I moved
 their lunch up to 12:00 and then put them for a nap at
 1:00. I do think that there is an in-between period
 where one nap is not enough and two is too much. We
 are in that phase. So, the one nap worked for one of
 my girls. She napped from 1:00 until 3:45! However,
 the other girl barely could keep her eyes open during
 lunch at 12:00 and when she went for her nap she only
 napped until 2:30 which wasn't enough time for her. We
 tried the one nap for a few days, but they had trouble
 staying awake until the 1:00 nap - even tried moving
 lunch up but no success. They say that when you go to
 one nap an the kids easily fall asleep in the car or
 stroller before the first nap it is a sign that they
 still need two. So, we are back to two naps. I moved
 the naps to a later time. Instead of the morning and
 afternoon naps at 9:15 and 2:00, I moved them to 10:30
 and 3:00. So far, the best success I have had on this
 schedule is a one hour nap at 10:30 and a half hour at
 3:00. Still not enough sleep. Nothing seems to be
 working. I think it just takes some patience on the
 parents' part to keep trying to see what works and wait
 until they are ready for the one nap. I have one who
 seems to need more sleep than the other, but I know we
 cannot function on two different nap schedules. Let me
 know if you come across any good advice. And, good
 luck!
 Email author: jsageredson at yahoo.com
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 2. EstherRN says...
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 3/30/2012 3:54 pm

 This is what I did when our boy was ready for one nap
 but the girl still needed two: I delayed their first
 nap from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, and then we would go for
 a long stroller walk in the afternoon (around 3:30-4
 pm) to give them a chance to fall asleep. The girl
 would sleep, the boy would or wouldn't depending on the
 day. Then he didn't anymore, and after a few weeks she
 stopped too. Then I started delaying the morning nap
 progressively, following their cues. They now sleep at
 12:30 pm, so we moved their lunch to before their nap.
 Hope this helps you.
 Email author: estherroldan10 at yahoo.co.uk
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Topic: For donations that don't sell

 Hi all,
 For anything that doesn't sell this weekend, feel free to
 take it to Saint...

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 3. judyldaniel says...
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 3/30/2012 8:07 am

 Additionally, the club has often dropped unsold /
 donated items to the Homeless Prenatal Program:
 http://www.homelessprenatal.org/Please feel free to
 contact them directly regarding donations.- jld
 Email author: judyldaniel at yahoo.com
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