https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:11:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15193 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:41:19 +0000 Mrs. Bee 15193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: we never did checks again when we retrained. they know what they're supposed to do! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15132 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:53:13 +0000 looch 15132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes you have regression when they are sick, you travel and change time zones or hit a milestone. You may have to retrain, but the period is shorter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15122 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:57:36 +0000 Rubies 15122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Red: Yeah, for sure, just knowing that LO is getting better sleep totally makes me feel like I've moved mountains. I think the nap-training process is going to be very tricky for us, though. But I'm going to keep at it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15121 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:54:55 +0000 Red 15121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I time my day around LO's naps too. Believe me, everyone is happier when the baby is well-rested. </p> <p>BTW, re-training after they've been sleep-trained for a while isn't that bad, it's more like a refresher course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15120 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:52:24 +0000 Rubies 15120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Oooh, okay, I see.</p> <p>So after your four nights of training, if ever Charlie cried, did you still do your checks? Or is the expectation that he would find a way to soothe himself back to sleep however long it would take him? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15098 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:03:43 +0000 redboots 15098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been nap training and night training as well...we went out for the first time today and missed his last two naps and it was quite tough to get him to stay asleep at bt....I think I can stay at home and hold off on errands until we are confident about his sleep. He has been so much happier since the training...I still feel guilty tho... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15093 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:00:30 +0000 Mrs. Bee 15093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>most people have to retrain because sickness, travel, etc. can throw off sleep. both times we retrained it only took one night and it wasn't bad at all. i think the first time we had to retrain was after a trip to la + an extended sickness when he was 13 months old, then again at 19 months. charlie knows he's supposed to sleep and gets back on track really quickly. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15085 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:47:09 +0000 Rubies 15085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: WHAT?!?! You had to re night train? TWICE?!?! Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy??? (Can you hear the whine?)</p> <p>Also...Yeah, the nap training is DEFINITELY harder, I can tell. I really hope my motivation remains high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15053 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:15:06 +0000 Mrs. Bee 15053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>post nap training we always came home for charlie's naps. he took 3 naps a day until 9 months, 2 naps a day until 15 1/2 months, and he's been on 1 nap a day since. we timed activities so we would be home for naps until he was 9 months. after he was down to 2 naps though, it freed up a lot more time for activities. charlie also started napping in his stroller. i didn't like him to nap in his stroller because crib naps are more restorative so we were usually home, but he did nap in his stroller once in awhile.</p> <p>i was so protective of his sleep... probably obsessively so, but he has been so well rested post sleep training, has slept thru the night, and though we've had to re night train twice, i don't think he's really ever had a problem with naps again.</p> <p>nap training was really brutal. so much harder than night training. but sooooooo worth it. even to this day charlie is an excellent napper. we give him a bottle, put him in his crib and he puts himself to sleep. he usually sleeps 2 hours, but can even sleep up to 4 if he's tired and we let him. he's also been an excellent napper in daycare since his first day there.</p> <p>it won't be easy i'm not gonna lie, but it has definitely been one of the best things we've done to preserve our sanity, and ensure that charlie is well rested! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-15001 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:44:11 +0000 Rubies 15001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: After you've nap-trained and were able to go out, what did you do about Charlie's nap routine? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14989 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:57:16 +0000 Rubies 14989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, thanks! My nap-training got screwed up today because we went to church during her napping time. I had a feeling that I would be prisoner to her schedule. But I'm starting again tomorrow - baby needs her sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14924 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:22:31 +0000 Mrs. Bee 14924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we were a prisoner for at least a month. you're supposed to stay home for awhile after nap training to make sure that they get it. for a long time after nap training charlie couldn't sleep in his stroller. we just worked our schedule around his naps. it wasn't that bad. eventually he started to nap in his stroller, even his tricycle! now we can get him to nap in the car, stroller any time we want, and he can stay asleep for over 2 hours.</p> <p>i would try to stay home as much as possible in the beginning, and then try to see if she'll sleep in the stroller in a couple of weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14879 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:50:04 +0000 looch 14879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just try to be at home when it is nap time. I have a window either between 11 and 2 or 4 and 6 where I can get stuff done as needed. Otherwise, I send my husband or it waits until I can get to it on Friday, when I have a sitter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14867 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:08:34 +0000 venice4504 14867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We purposely won't nap train for this reason. I need a kid that can fall asleep anywhere during the day and so far he's not having a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14855 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:37:49 +0000 HLK208 14855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son did fine when we were out and he needed to nap - he would fall asleep in his carseat and then we'd either hold him or push him in the stroller while he napped.</p> <p>If he fell asleep for less than his normal 1.5 hour naps then we would place him in his crib when we got home.</p> <p>A few times he would get over tired if he slept for 45 minutes while we were out and didn't finish the rest of his nap. But he'd usually just make up for that in his second nap or at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14853 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:33:09 +0000 BoogieBea 14853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are a slave to their sleep schedule as well, once it was established. We just worked around it. Honestly, it was easier that way because once they're trained and on a fixed schedule, it was easier for us to plan. As they got older, then we allowed for flexibility once in a while knowing that it wouldnt mess with their internal sleep clock. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14849 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:22:06 +0000 junebugmama 14849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were unable to run errands during nap time. We had to be home. The only exception was if we were in the car, but as soon as the car stopped he would wake up, so he would have shorter naps. For us, him napping was more important then running errands, because he was a horror without a nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14844 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:14:36 +0000 mrbee 14844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After you nap train, then you are a a bit of a prisoner to their schedule. However, a lot of kids are able to nap in their strollers at their usual time! We would often do that with Charlie when we had no other options. He usually didn't sleep as long, but was generally fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-training-and-running-errands#post-14827 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:35:12 +0000 Rubies 14827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, LO is night and nap training and things are going as well as can be expected, I suppose.</p> <p>My question: Once baby is nap-trained and has learned to fall asleep, how does it affect the running of errands? If I'm out and about with baby and it's clearly her nap time, will she have learned to just sleep? </p>