sleep routine-weekends

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I do not have an answer. My dd is the same age and does the same thing as far as naps are concerned. Our night is not exactly the same. Anyway, I've been wondering what to do as well so I will keep my eyes on this post! I hope you get some good advice!

I try to be home for afternoon naps if I can, although that doesn't *always* happen. Mornings, I go shopping and such one or two days during the week and sometimes have other errands, then church on Sunday. So mornings are the nap if we're at home time, but otherwise maybe just get catnaps in the car. Baby has gotten used to this lack of schedule. Sundays are usually the hardest, since we're at church during morning nap, and my baby has to be put down in order to go to sleep easily. So he cries in arms until he gives up and falls asleep when we're at church. I hate it, but we've learned to deal with it. My DH handles church nap time, since he can take the crying easier than I can!

For nighttime... It's normal for babies to start sleeping longer periods from about 2.5-4 months, then to wake up between 4-6 months or longer. It's often teething related, and sometimes developmental related (learning to roll over, crawl, etc.). My first son was sleeping 10+ hours a night at 2.5 months, then he started waking 2-3 times a night from 4-6 months. Once his first couple teeth came in, he gradually started sleeping longer again. My second son didn't go through the multiple wakings period, but on occasion he'll wake up once. He's just a weirdo though. Last night, he woke at 3:30am, and I nursed him. Then he decided it was play time! I put him back to bed and he played for maybe 15 minutes, then fell back alseep. That's unusual for him. He usually goes back to sleep right after nursing, but he's getting close to crawling, so I think this was one of those developmental wakeups.

thanks for your replies