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At what age do you transition to mats for nap. I normally wait till they are 2, but have 2 19 month olds and thought I would try it, and omg, day one was so so, day 2 was hell, so back to pack in plays and plan 2. I am trying to get the pack in plays out of my spare room, but not working right now. I am going to get an 8 sided play area off of EBAY and split it to 2 sqares for napping, in hopes that I can transition that way, and also the fact that pack in plays are so hard to take up and down on a daily basis, at least the ones I have, so hopefully my plan 2 will work. I hate this part of transitioning from pnp to mats. Some kids tend to do well, others no way.
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I start at 15-16 month,I put mat in same place where pack and play were.
For a few days,maybe a week or even more,I sit next to the child until he falls asleep.With two,I will sit between them,rub their backs. They learn fast.
I hate pack and plays,because they take a lot of space.
I can not imaging having two in my room.
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I don't transition out of the pack and plays until after the first time that the child tries to climb out of it on their own:-)
I've had kids do their first "escape" at 18 mo, and others not till 4!
When I do work at transitioning them though, I make sure that they're *really* tired at nap time (lots of non-stop, gross-motor/physical play those mornings) and then I find that I have to position my rocking chair right beside their mat for the first couple of days and stay right with them so there's no playing-around..just right to sleep. Definitely, the older the child, the easier the transition, but even my younger ones only take about a week till they're napping well on their mats.
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So far, I've done it at about age 2, with good results for all but one. I did what you talked about Mac 60, and put a gate around him--he would NOT stay in one spot, and I coul not spend the whole nap time rubbung his back and watching only him! I felt kind of guilty about that, so I'm glad I'm not the only one who used a gate for nap
In the fall I'll be moving four little ones out of pack-n-plays, that should make for interesting nap times!
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You should not feel guilty. Some kids transition much better than others. We have to do what works with a group, not just one child. There is nothing wrong with keeping a child safe until they learn to stay put.So far, I've done it at about age 2, with good results for all but one. I did what you talked about Mac 60, and put a gate around him--he would NOT stay in one spot, and I coul not spend the whole nap time rubbung his back and watching only him! I felt kind of guilty about that, so I'm glad I'm not the only one who used a gate for nap In the fall I'll be moving four little ones out of pack-n-plays, that should make for interesting nap times!Comment
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I agree...all kids are different. I had 19 month old twins once that slept (and stayed) on their cots really well. But my 2.5 year old dcb is STILL in a pack and play because he kept getting up early and going to other kids cots to wake them up. I was getting so stressed out about it that I broke out the pack-n-play and all has been well. I cant wait to get rid of it...but its not worth my sanity!Comment
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Kids are all different- I had a little girl who napped well and easily in her crib, and I transitioned her at 15 months to nap mat in preparation for her little brother. (so I only had to have one crib at a time
) Now that her little brother is 20 months- I thought about transitioning him, but, frankly, he's difficult even in his pack&play. His sleep schedule is less consistent, so he often is in the spare room in his playpen during nap awake for at least a good part of naptime. I'm not willing to have him wake everyone else up, so, until he's old ready to understand consequences for running around and making noise during nap- he stays in the playpen. I could possibly tough it out w/ him on a mat with some level of compliance in a few weeks, but, honestly its easier to wait.
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I start them around 11 months. Sitting by them until they fall asleep. If they dont take to it well I wait a week. then try again. soon they are just wonderful in their new beds.Comment
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What do you use as a consequence for running around and making noise at nap time? It's our only time to clean and disinfect, etc, but we have a 3 yr old dcg who wakes up in the middle of nap and gets up and wakes the other's up. Plus she'll talk so loud. If we tell her in a whisper that she needs to be quiet, she answers in a louder voice, "when's nap time over?" If we were to give her a quiet toy to play with or a book, she'd just make more noise. If we aren't right beside her, she gets up (and if we're right beside her, there's no way to get anything else done). Suggestions?Kids are all different- I had a little girl who napped well and easily in her crib, and I transitioned her at 15 months to nap mat in preparation for her little brother. (so I only had to have one crib at a time ) Now that her little brother is 20 months- I thought about transitioning him, but, frankly, he's difficult even in his pack&play. His sleep schedule is less consistent, so he often is in the spare room in his playpen during nap awake for at least a good part of naptime. I'm not willing to have him wake everyone else up, so, until he's old ready to understand consequences for running around and making noise during nap- he stays in the playpen. I could possibly tough it out w/ him on a mat with some level of compliance in a few weeks, but, honestly its easier to wait.Comment
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