8-8:30am- wake

8:30am – bottle (he drinks about 5oz.)

10:30am – cereal

11 am – nap (1 to 2hr.)

1pm- fruit and veggie

3pm – bottle (5oz)

5pm-dinner

7pm- bottle (6oz)

8-8:30pm- bed

He BARELY ever sleeps! It drives me crazy and this is something that JUST started. He used to take at least 2 hr naps sometimes 3hr but idk what happened. It’s hard to because I do not have a SET schedule. I have 2 part time jobs and the hours always change. So between me, my boyfriend, and my boyfriends mother my son’s schedule is always different cause everyone does things differently. And when my son goes to my bf’s mothers house he never sleeps there and she doesn’ t make him sleep or attempt to try to get him to sleep. So I would just like to get my child to have a schedule. I never even heard of babies taking 2 naps a day. I guess if it’s only for an hr each nap maybe that makes more sense.

I have 11 month old twin boys. Im not sure where to even start. When they were little I read something somewhere that said for babies not to nap where they sleep at night so that when they went into their crib they knew that it was time to sleep for a long time. Well, we started letting them nap in swings around 3 months old. It was also a way for us to control their napping so they were at the same time and gave us a bit of a break. One sleeps fine at night and wakes around 8, the other is up at all different times throughout the night. weve tried feeding him, co-sleeping (which he doesnt seem to like he tosses, turns and whines the whole time Here is their schedule as of now:

7:30-wake
8-8oz bottle
9-cereal with fruit
1030-nap(in swing) til 12:30
12:30-wake and 6oz bottle
1:30-lunch, jar of fruit and jar of meat/veg
3:30-nap(in swing) til 5
5:30-6 oz bottle
6:30-dinner-jar of veg and jar of meat/fruit
8-bath
8:30-8oz bottle
9:30-bed

so, here are my problems:

I want them to stop napping in swing, but I need the one baby sleeping better at night. thats usually when I nap as well, the only way i survive, lol

neither have seemed very tired at bedtime, and sometimes we are still working on them going to bed at 1030pm, weve always been big on letting them put themselves to sleep, which they eventually do. We would like for them to have an earlier bedtime, but we are nervous to put them to bed any earlier in fear of them waking up even earlier and waking more then the one already does. We re afraid of letting our bad sleeper cry to much in fear of waking the other

also, we cant seem to get them to feed themselves or drink from a sippy, any suggestions?

I look forward to hearing from you

thanks
a tired mom:)

It’s Gina, again! My daughter turned 1 years old on Valentines Day. Now, the issue the length of her naps. Before she was taking forever to fall asleep. She now goes right to sleep but it doesn’t last long, only 45 to 60 minutes. This happens for both morning and afternoon naps. She has about 3 1/2 hours of wake time between sleep. I can deal with hour naps, but what I don’t like is that she wakes up hysterical and not rested. I know she’s still tired but she wont’ go back. I’ll go in there once to give the Nuk and let her know it’s okay. Then I’ll try to let her cry it out for about 20 minutes….which I hate!!! Not sure what to do, any chance she could be ready to go down to one nap? Or, should I hang in and let her cry it out a bit and try to extend her sleep?

Thank you!

I have read everything above and see the good advice you give, i do hope you can help me. Im really concerned about my little girl, she is going to be 12 months on 10th March. Ive written her schedule below then what my concerns are –

5am – Wake up 4oz Bottle then back to sleep
7am – Wake up 4oz Bottle
8-8.30am – Breakfast – Half a weetabix with whole milk( always leaves a few teaspoonfuls) and usually bit of toast
10am – Snack – 1 or 2 baby biscuits
11am – Nap with 4oz bottle
12.30pm – Wake up
1.30pm – Lunch
2-4.30pm – Has various snacks – Half a banana, some baby crisps, little bits of whatever anyone else is eating if its suitable (she really enjoys eating what we eat!)
4.30pm – Nap with 4oz botle
6.00pm – Wake up
6.30pm – Dinner
7.00pm – Snack – usually melon or pear or yogurt.
8.15pm – Bathtime
8.30-8.45pm – Bedtime with 4oz bottle

Im really worried that maybe im over feeding her solids and thats why shes not drinking as much formula. I was breastfeeding untill 2 months ago then i had to stop because i stopped producing milk. Shes always taken formula when my mum has had her and so the transition from breast to bottle wasnt difficult. Shes gaining weight at a steady rate and is so active crawling everywhere all day long. i think i need to adjust her nap times aswel but dont know where to start. About a month ago i got her into a really good rouitine of falling asleep by herself, feeding her giving her a kiss and leaving her to sleep! It was great after months of her falling asleep on the breast or in my lap! But then she got the flu and started waking up at night really congested and so to comfort her i would pick her up. Now she wont go sleep unless i stay next to her untill she falls asleep. Also after the flu she started going through seperation anxiety, crying if i go out of sight! If i try to leave her to sleep she cries and cries. What do i do please help.

Thank you.

this is what her schedule looks like:
5am: 4 oz formula
7-7.30am: Wakes up
9am: cereal+fruit/yoghurt
10-12: nap #1
12: Lunch – jar of food+bread+fruit/yoghurt
12.30: bottle – 5oz formula
2-4: nap#2
4: 5oz formula bottle
6.30: dinner – jar of food+ yogurt+ apple sauce
7-7.30: bath
8pm: 5-6oz formula
11: First wakes up
2: Second time wakes up
5: Third time wakes up
… We tried the CIO – but it’s too painful – PLUS we’re expecting our second one in July and I would really love to have her sleep through the night before the baby arrives as I’m constantly exhausted from looking after her day & night and being pregnant … my husband helps a lot but she’s a handful at times.
Please help! Thanks!