Naps

We don't use it. Have always just gone with the flow. At about 10 weeks the baby seemed to be getting himself in a routine, he wanted to go to bed around the same time and nap around the same time each day. It's varied of course day to day but on the whole he has a short morning nap, a short midday nap, and a long afternoon nap, and bed between 7 and 8. Wakes up once or twice and gets up at 8

@Charley we also just gradually got into a 8-9 bedtime with similar naps but not religiously the same time. Sometimes I cap them at 2 hours or wake earlier if we need to go somewhere but otherwise I’m over here winging it🤷🏼‍♀️

I’ve started using it as of today, purely just because he was fighting naps, Getting overtired and screaming bloody murder!!!! It was becoming a battle every day. He used to just fall asleep after a feed, or in the car so I could just go with the flow and follow his lead, where as now he needs convincing to fall asleep before he gets himself hysterical! Bedtime is fine and he’s put himself into a good routine of going down at 8pm, it’s just the naps we’re needing help with x

Always go with the flow. Can't force a baby to nap just cuz an app says so 🤣🤣.

I wing it and just go with the flow, this is my 2nd baby and I did the same for my 1st, it's just what works for us means we aren't tied to the house for specific times of the day either.

I absolutely wing it. We have a different free app just so we both know what's been happening, but that's it. Wake windows never applied to my LO, he's always been awake a lot during the day but he's a good sleeper at night (not as in sleeping through, just decent stretches)

I have it because I panicked early on that I was getting it wrong and felt pressure from here & social media - I wasn't but worried I was missing things as a first time mum. We wing it, my little girl doesn't follow wake windows at all, never has. I think there's so much out there about sleep that makes us stress out.

Absolutely I don’t make my baby do anything. He sleeps when he wants, still totally random. We have noticed he wants to start his longer night sleep around 9-10pm now so we take him up where it’s dark and quiet then and he’s out like a light. Otherwise I do not do anything , just let him feed and sleep whenever he wants

I find it too stressful winging it. Obviously we're not on a schedule but I like to plan, ok when is the best time to leave the house so he'll be sleepy and hopefully go to sleep etc. I'm also a high sleep needs person so I like to think I'm doing everything I can to optimise his sleep. It might not be making a difference but it makes me feel better. Or maybe like I have some control over life as babies do turn it totally upside down 😂

I think we all just need to do whatever we can to survive🤣 I wing it but u agree I plan my days out around when I think she will start to get sleepy, for a bit of an easier life!

We used huckleberry app as my daughter would nap for a long time during the day (3+ hours) and it was disturbing her night time sleep, she never wanted to play just wanted to sleep all the time. Using it has made such a difference so we have better wake windows etc..early bedtime and sleeps all night. I also used it with my 18 month old when he was a baby and just found it made things much easier knowing the sweet spots etc..x