Morning naps/playgroups

Does anyone struggle to get out to morning playgroups because nap time comes first? Our 14 month old twins nap around 9-10.30 every morning
So they’ve always missed out on these playgroups which are usually around 9-11. Anyone else have this issue? I feel bad and paranoid they’re not getting out enough

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Yep same here, most baby groups all start at like 10-11am but we’re now in a routine where our first nap is 10!

When he used to wake up at like 9/10am we could usually make the classes lol

Yeah I alternate weeks so I don't feel guilty about either not taking him or him not sleeping enough lol.

Just try & keep them awake & get them to nap after the playgroup.

I always just used the car to time naps accordingly. Eg for a 9am playgroup we’d be in the car by 8 and he’d get 50mins nap. He’d nap again after playgroup. I get a coffee and would read my socials or a book while he was sleeping.

I found my boys will usually nap in car even if they weren’t quite due for a nap.

wow 50 mins. Problem with these 2 is they wake up as soon as I stop driving 🤦🏻‍♀️

oh no, both mine did that when very young but from about 4mths would stay asleep.

I have this issue too. One thing that helps a little is that we don’t have a rigid routine. My baby has wake windows of 2-3 hours so I can /sometimes engineer a shorter or longer wake window as needed to allow us to get out. Going to be doing that this morning in fact! It doesn’t always work though. I wouldn’t worry that baby isn’t getting out enough, really the benefit to those groups is for the mums more than the babies! If you’re ok with not going, then don’t stress 😊

Yeah! The morning nap is the only nap my LB actually has during the day so I can't bring myself to wake him from that 😅

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