Disrupting a twin routine - how much can you get away with?

[Aguero16]

Hi there. Twins. 16-months-old. Still have two naps. When these naps are taken they are perfect wee girls. When they miss them, not so much.
My OH likes to get out and about during the day, taking the girls to baby and parent groups, seeing friends with kids etc. Which is great - the girls are already quite socialised. But it does mean that they miss naps and therefore wake up in the night more often - they generally sleep through 12-13 hours.

My OH wants to be out 3-4 days a week, often with three days in a row. I think this is excessive and is too disruptive. I think 2-3 days a week would be sufficient. What do you guys think?

It's hard when you are at home all day with little children, and getting out is one way of making it easier. Personally I think 3-4 days of socialising is a lot for 16 month babies. When my DC were that young I did used to go out in the mornings but was always back for the longer afternoon sleep. In the afternoons I would out the children in the buggy to sleep so I could go for a walk.
It's a hard one, I admit there were days I just wanted to get out, as it's a long day I the house with little ones.

I took mine out every day. Most toddler groups are in morning so don't really interfere with nap times. Staying in the house all day would make me stir crazy. Usually went out in afternoon after nap as well to see a friend or pop to shops etc.

What time are the naps? Work around those

Thanks. Oddly enough, it's the morning nap which seems to be the most important. They sleep 10-12. In the afternoons it's 2.30-3.30. But if they miss either it's "hello sleep disturbance."

I work from home so am always available to help out. But I get the thing about cabin fever....

Ah ok our morning nap was more like 9-10 and afternoon 12.30-2.30.

I would try to make the afternoon nap the longer one and cut the morning as it is the morning one they drop first. Wake them up 15 mins earlier in the morning one each day until they are only having an hour, bring the afternoon one forward. You will find it easier to get out the house

We did no socialising when our twins were having two naps. I never let them nap longer than 1 hour in the morning and I gradually reduced it and when it got to 20 minutes I cut it out and brought lunch an the afternoon forward. It worked for us.

They dropped the morning nap at 14 months and that I'd when we started going to toddler groups. They have just turned two and nap from 1pm-3pm everyday, we go out to toddler groups 3 times during the week.

I was very fussy about their routine and naps and didn't like things interfering with them. It paid off as we thankfully have two good sleepers.