Lara310809
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How much does your (or did your) 9 month old nap during the day? Frequency and duration?
My LO went from 3 naps a day at 8 months, right down to 1 nap a day at 8.5 months. It's driving me a bit crazy, because I assumed she would go down to 2 naps first, and I could get used to having less time to myself, but she decided to go straight to one nap.
Most days she naps for 60-90 mins, so I have some time to do the washing up, laundry, cleaning etc; but days like today she's only napped for 20 mins, and I know she's not going to sleep again before going to bed tonight. I didn't have time to do much (haven't even had lunch yet and it's almost 3pm here), and LO has major separation anxiety today, so I have to be right with her, or she goes crazy
this morning I did the washing up, and I brought her into the kitchen in her highchair so she could still be with me, but she gets bored very quickly. And when I hang the laundry (on the roof of the building) I have to take her up there with me, and it can take up to 40 mins, and it's hard keeping her entertained.
People let you off the housework when LO is newborn, because you're surrounded by the chaos of a new baby, but I don't have that excuse anymore, yet now I have even less time to get everything done
My LO went from 3 naps a day at 8 months, right down to 1 nap a day at 8.5 months. It's driving me a bit crazy, because I assumed she would go down to 2 naps first, and I could get used to having less time to myself, but she decided to go straight to one nap.
Most days she naps for 60-90 mins, so I have some time to do the washing up, laundry, cleaning etc; but days like today she's only napped for 20 mins, and I know she's not going to sleep again before going to bed tonight. I didn't have time to do much (haven't even had lunch yet and it's almost 3pm here), and LO has major separation anxiety today, so I have to be right with her, or she goes crazy
this morning I did the washing up, and I brought her into the kitchen in her highchair so she could still be with me, but she gets bored very quickly. And when I hang the laundry (on the roof of the building) I have to take her up there with me, and it can take up to 40 mins, and it's hard keeping her entertained.
People let you off the housework when LO is newborn, because you're surrounded by the chaos of a new baby, but I don't have that excuse anymore, yet now I have even less time to get everything done