https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:27:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-585713 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:46:28 +0000 sera_87 585713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, light definitely bothers him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-585710 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:45:00 +0000 lovehoneybee 585710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's dark but not pitch black. There are big windows that open into the kitchen that are really high up (like they start at 10' up the wall) that I never bothered to curtain. They don't let in a ton of light but enough that I can see. He sleeps fine in there, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582825 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:40:20 +0000 googly-eyes 582825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dim but not dark. Started at 4.5 months when she stopped needing to nap in the swing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582785 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:25:16 +0000 Running Elley 582785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yepp! I darken the room and turn on the sleep sheep just like at bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582770 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:22:31 +0000 Bao 582770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup always! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582674 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:54:21 +0000 travelgirl1 582674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone. Just had a nightmare hour and a half trying to get her down. The next nap she's going in the ergo, lol, we both need a break from that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582159 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:51:21 +0000 cascademom 582159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, both for naps and bedtime. He hasn't napped or slept out in the living room since 3 months old, so we keep his nursery nice and dark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582143 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:46:42 +0000 bushelandapeck 582143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do, now that he's napping in his room. He definitely sleeps longer when it's dark. He'll sleep in the car/stroller though, no problem, even if it's bright. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582121 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:37:45 +0000 lemondrop 582121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only when he's not acting tired and I put him down for a nap. Most of the time light isn't an issue though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-582034 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:19:11 +0000 Sammyfab 582034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep...totally dark. He's never been the type of baby who falls asleep anywhere, so having a dark, stimulus-free environment totally helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581976 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:04:52 +0000 Anagram 581976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: is it common for daycares to leave lights on? I toured a daycare last week and it was naptime, even for the older kids, and all the older kids' rooms had lights off (but light coming through windows, so not dark, just dimmed), but the infants' room had the lights on and kind-of loud "soothing" music playing. </p> <p>All but 3 of the infants were asleep, so it didn't seem to be bothering them, but I thought it was strange. It will make me feel better if that's normal though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581964 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:03:01 +0000 Weagle 581964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We started around 5 months. Before then it didn't ate a difference. We were in the same mindset as @LemonLong: and wanted her to learn how to sleep anywhere, but it got to a point that she just needed a difference sleeping environment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581959 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:02:01 +0000 NerdBee 581959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. He started napping much better after I got black out curtains for his room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581944 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:58:37 +0000 LemonLong 581944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, for naps she sleeps in random places in her swing or rock n'play where there's light, noise, and activity going on. At daycare they do put her in the crib and dim the lights though. We started doing the naps anywhere from day 1 so that she would learn to sleep everywhere through anything and know the difference between night and day sleeping. At night she sleeps in her crib in the dark. I think it worked for us, the other day she was asleep in her carseat and while we were carrying her across a parking lot we must have brushed against someone's car setting their alarm off. She didn't even stir with all the honking and lights flashing even though DH and I jumped a mile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581932 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:52:41 +0000 MaisyMay 581932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She normally naps in the living room, so no. Maybe I should though. The day care she's going to start at next week does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581919 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:49:27 +0000 BananaPancakes 581919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always make it dark. He sleeps so much longer than he does in a brighter room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581915 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:47:54 +0000 littlek 581915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do for naps at home. Daycare they keep the lights on, so he naps with the lights on there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-the-room-dark-for-naps#post-581868 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:30:48 +0000 travelgirl1 581868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you draw the curtains for naps? I don't but wondering if I should? This mama needs some sleep but baby A disagrees : ) </p>