Child naps

[Sandym3g]

Hi there

I'm a CM with my DH.

At present for naps we have a pop up samsonite cot. We recently started just using the mattress by itself and put big cushions around it, as the older one was pulling at the top. This solution works for our mindee's that have fallen asleep while on the way back from stay and play etc but the problem we have is what can we do when they haven't fallen asleep but it's clear that they need to have a nap. Currently we have been putting the mindees in their pushchairs and that has worked. It's not ideal though is it. The younger one you used to be able to put down, pull the curtains put the blanket on and say night night. Within about 5 mins she would be asleep. But now she has started to be able to turn over and she just sits up. The older one just gets up if he's just placed there etc.

We will in time get our own double or even triple buggy as we get more mindees. We won't have the space to keep it up just in case of naps.

I was thinking prehaps of a travel cot. Which one would you recommend and how would you go about it as they both like to be in the pushchair to sleep.

I agree it's not good to have them sleep in buggies; unavoidable if they drop off while you are out and about, but not as a regular thing. I have different combinations of children on different days, and have found that different things work by a process of trial and error. I have two travel cots and a "proper" cot. Some children prefer to be in the dark, so go in the dining room, others like it light, so go in the living room. Most sleep well side by side,once the initial novelty of the cot/having a companion has worn off; others (well one other really!) will do all she can to keep the others awake until she drops off and always wakes up bawling, so needs to go down on her own. Each of the children has their own snuggle sack with a different design so I don't have an effort to remember whose is whose or launder all the bedding every day and I think it helps them to settle too if the bedding has a little of their own smell. The travel cots are a Graco one and a Mamas and Papas and they are both good - practically identical except in colour. I think the Graco one was quite a bit cheaper so I'd probably have two of those if I was starting from scratch.

I have different combinations of children on different days, and have found that different things work by a process of trial and error. I have two travel cots and a "proper" cot. Some children prefer to be in the dark, so go in the dining room, others like it light, so go in the living room. Most sleep well side by side,once the initial novelty of the cot has worn off; others (well one other really!) will do all she can to keep the others awake, so needs to go down on her own. Each of the children has their own snuggle sack with a different design so I don't have to remember whose is whose or launder all the bedding every day and I think it helps them to settle too if the bedding has a little of their own smell.

Sorry - I have gremlins in my computer. PLease ignore my last post - or indeed both!

One of my parents was Norweigan, her LO, when at home with her, was outside in his buggy in all weathers!
She would have preffered to have me do the same, but Im to soft and during the winter months put him in my travel cot, which I must say he hated at first.

travelcots are pretty cheap on ebay we have had 2 from there - great condition just gave them a good clean - think on e was £5 the other £10 and picked up locally