Has anyone heard of this? Basically it means that the first nap starts about 2 hours after waking up. The second nap starts about 3 hours after the baby wakes from the first. And bedtime starts about 4 hours after the baby wakes from the second nap.
When did you notice your LO fell into this pattern?
coconut / 8498 posts
We did this starting around 7 months. It was great! She didn't fall into this pattern though. I had to set the schedule.
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
Never heard of it! We do more of a 3-4-4 or 3-4-3 now. More like 3-3-3 on a good nap day!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
we were never able to do a 2-3-4 schedule with charlie and olive because 4 hours was too long for them to stay up when they were on 2 naps. it was more like 2-3-3.
coconut / 8498 posts
@googly-eyes: We're also now on more of a 3-4-4 or 3-3-4 schedule. It's nice to have a bit more flexibility!
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
@Mrs. Bee: I thought the wake time of 4 hrs would be too long but when she was almost 7 months it started happening by accident and it stuck. We don't battle so much for naps anymore which is nice.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@googly-eyes: it works for a lot of people! but just didn't work for us. olive has always been a sleepier than average child though. She sleeps around 15-16 hours a day at 19 months.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
@Weagle: awesome! what was your approx schedule, if you don't mind sharing...
@googly-eyes: yea, we are at like a 2.5/3/3 right now but it looks like she can handle longer awake times
@Mrs. Bee & @Mrs. Jacks: i know, 4 hours seems like so long...but LO has always been a very active not sleepy baby lol, so I am wondering if it might work for her
LO is almost 6 months and has always been able to handle longer awake times, so I am sort of wondering when to expect this pattern. She takes 2-3 naps a day, depending on how long they are.
coconut / 8498 posts
@NovBaby1112: Up at 7ish, naps at 9 and 1, and bed at 7. She started switching up her schedule around the same time as daylight savings, which made it easy to push back bedtime.
honeydew / 7091 posts
DD is almost 4 months - I try it on the weekends, but right now it's kind of 1.5/2/2/3... haha
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Yes, we did this, more or less from the time we stopped the third nap. I wish I had my notes.
persimmon / 1026 posts
My LO fell into this pattern on his own around 6 or 7 months. It worked really well for us so I had some idea of what to expect each day. 4 hours seemed like a long time before bed, but it really wasn't. I think most babies are more tired in the mornings anyway?
grapefruit / 4066 posts
@Weagle: thanks! did your LO ever need a short cat nap before bed if she woke up early from her last nap or was she okay going the full 4 hours til bed?
@littlecasita1122: she is almost 6 months now, and she seems to be getting on a 2 nap schedule...sometimes 3 when she really needs it before bed. yea, ive heard the awake time in the morning is the least, LO usually cant handle more than 2.5 hrs.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
I would say around 8 months.
At 11.5 months it's now like 3, 3.5, 4
coconut / 8498 posts
@NovBaby1112: She was okay going the full 4 hours, and was usually fine going longer if she woke up early from her second nap. She has never been a very sleepy baby though. Any missed sleep she tends to make up overnight, so nap length isn't crucial. As long as she's fed and busy she's happy.
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