Naps…

How strict are you about nap times, my little one is in a sort of routine but I want life to carry on and not be dictated by nap times eg: be able to go out and nap on the go etc.. how do you facilitate this or is it something that’s not possible to factor in to routines?

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I followed a strict nap schedule with my daughter so if we left we needed to be back in the car for morning nap, or there for the day etc. I regret this now as she's 3.5 years old & missed out on a lot of things from it lol. I don't take it back however also bc it helped her hugely. If I were to have a 2nd or if I could go back I'd just go about my day until or unless she needed a nap. How old is baby?

I am only strict in that he does need to nap, and that it's usually 1.5 to 2 hours of being awake (3.5 months) but he naps I'm his buggy and loves contact napping so doesn't dictate we must stay in persay but it does stop some things but babies do really

I have always been strict with her naps at the beginning because I wanted to have a routine that would help me as well but the only thing that did is make me not like it at all, as sometimes she wasn't tired enough to go down.
Now she's 15 months and since I follow her cues and put her down just when she's tired my life has become much easier!!
I have a 2 months old now and I'm definitely going to follow his cues for naps etc..

I literally decide if he needs a nap either by how he's acting, if he falls asleep during a feed, or if his wake window is up(this one I've been failing at)

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