The 2-3-4 nap routine is not a scientifically developed sleeping technique that is found in some parenting books. It is a sleeping schedule that is well known by parents and was passed on to generations.
See if the 2-3-4 nap routine fits with your child's sleeping schedule
Understanding 2-3-4 nap routine
This sleeping schedule is advised for babies who are 6 months old to 18 months old. The 2-3-4 nap routine goes like this, after 2 hours of waking up, you put your baby back to sleep, and that's their first nap, then after three hours for their second nap and then four hours for the third nap.
For parents who want to be more specific with time, let's get to a more understandable example; if your baby often wakes up at seven in the morning, then your baby will take his first nap at 9 am. Let's say your baby now woke up at exactly 10:30 in the morning, then your baby will take his second nap after three hours, so that's 1:30 in the afternoon. If your baby now happens to sleep up to 3 pm, then you will have to take him at 7 pm for his bedtime. I hope this sounds a little easier for parents out there!
Getting scheduled fixed
If you manage to put your baby's sleeping schedule to fix, then it'll put your sleeping schedule to fix too. Plus, putting them up into this type of routine will no longer feel like a battle between you and your baby. This kind of sleeping schedule will help parents gain sleep during the night and help their babies have a longer sleep.
Every baby's body clock varies
Parents must not forget that some babies are not for a two naps a day only. Some get tired of sleeping, then waking up, then sleep again that may sometimes cause them to rise early, or might tend to sleepwalk, and the worst might have a hard time falling to sleep.
This sleeping schedule always depends on your baby. There are still babies who need to nap before the day ends to take them to bedtime. But you can also check for the signs that 2-3-4 nap routines work for your baby, just like when your baby is fighting naps; this can mean that your baby now can take more hours for a nap or can be tired enough to sleep at night easily.
So for parents out there! What is important here is we get to know our baby's and his sleeping schedule so well. If we find that the 2-3-4 nap routine works for your baby, then keep it bad if it doesn't work, it's always okay to change and adjust for your baby's needs. At the end of the day, it still depends on your baby.
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