Where do Your DCK's Sleep?

[cheerfuldom]

I have everyone split up. White noise and blackout curtains. I don't have the patience to get everyone on the same schedule and napping in the same room. They do wake up if they hear something usually but all but one are really good at going right back to sleep. I have one that has been doing CIO for weeks with only a little progress and I am not about to inflict that on everyone else in the group.

[cheerfuldom]

oh and for ages I have a 3 yr old, 2 that just turned 2, 1 that just turned 1, an 11 month old, 9 month old and 3 month old.

[littlemommy]

I have toddlers all in my living room. There are some that are horrible nappers and roll around the whole time. At least they are quiet!

I only have one infant, and he's a major screamer. He screams if he is out here or in a separate room. I put him upstairs in a pack n play in my bedroom, which is completely dark. Once I hear him quit crying, I go peak on him. He's a cat-napper. I don't think he gets enough sleep for his age. At 11 months, he is only napping for a half an hour in the 8 hours he is here.

[littlemommy]

I have toddlers all in my living room. There are some that are horrible nappers and roll around the whole time. At least they are quiet!

I only have one infant, and he's a major screamer. He screams if he is out here or in a separate room. I put him upstairs in a pack n play in my bedroom, which is completely dark. Once I hear him quit crying, I go peak on him. He's a cat-napper. I don't think he gets enough sleep for his age. At 11 months, he is only napping for a half an hour in the 8 hours he is here.

I forgot to say, the toddlers all sleep on nap mats. I'm actually a couple short right now, and don't know where to get them. I've been told not to use online purchases as deductions because usually tax isn't paid?

[Crazy8]

My infants/toddlers sleep in pack-n-plays in the bedrooms (3) in my home. Only one child/room - each with a monitor on while they're in there.

Once the toddlers graduate out of pack-n-plays to nap mats - all of the nap mat sleepers nap in my main living room.

I've never had success with more than one infant/toddler per bedroom - and everyone napping well

I do exactly this, except my mat nappers are in the playroom (main daycare area).

Everyone naps great here - I've never had a problem with having the kids in the same room once they are on mats.

[nannyde]

I have separate sleeping rooms.

Birth to two in the nursery.
Two to five year olds in the big kids sleeping room.
Chatty kid in the attached office to the big kids sleeping room.

[Country Kids]

I have separate sleeping rooms.

Birth to two in the nursery.
Two to five year olds in the big kids sleeping room.
Chatty kid in the attached office to the big kids sleeping room.

I'm surprised you would put a Chatty Kid in the office because I thought you didn't take kids that had outgrown naps? Or is it when of those children that have to talk, talk, talk till the fall asleep?

[Meyou]

I'm surprised you would put a Chatty Kid in the office because I thought you didn't take kids that had outgrown naps? Or is it when of those children that have to talk, talk, talk till the fall asleep?

My dd does that. It drives me crazy!

[nannyde]

I'm surprised you would put a Chatty Kid in the office because I thought you didn't take kids that had outgrown naps? Or is it when of those children that have to talk, talk, talk till the fall asleep?

I don't provide service to children who don't need a full afternoon nap.

I do provide services to chatty Kathy.

[blueclouds29]

My 2 year old DD has learn to be quiet when she's in her bed for nap, cause i have a 17 month on a mat in the same room. She will sit for about 30-45 min in her bed reading books or looking through them. Then she gets bored and falls asleep. At night she'll talk for about 45-1 hour just talking about everything and anyone till she talks herself to sleep.

[littlemommy]

I wish I had more rooms for the rollers. I have 3 girls who roll and roll and roll! They will NOT lay still or take a nap. Drives me nuts because it distracts everybody else.

[Unregistered]

People are always amazed when I talk about my dc and they hear that all the kids go down at the same time. I work alot on keeping there schedule consistent. I have a pretty small house, very open floor plan and the kids on mats sleep on my family room floor (strategically arranged ofcourse!) I have 3 pack in plays one in the den, one in the playroom area and the other in my daughters room. (shes in school all day) so its no biggie to use her room cause when she gets home the kids are all up. Ultimately I would love to getthe crib out of my daughter's room but the cribs take up a lot of space and I dont have a ton of space as it is. For the most part the kids all do fine co- sleeping. I ' am starting two babies with in the next 3 weeks so that will change the dynamic quite a bit!
Maybe I could squeeze the other packnplay into the den some where. Hmmmmm why didnt I think of that before! Nap time project!