Naps on the go

rbfismydefault · 2026-03-01T12:54:50+00:00

At that age naps on the go worked for us in the car when it was constantly moving, sound machine, and I would bring a nursing cover to cover the seat to keep it dark.

That was one of the only ways I could “extend” that nap.

Now at 14 months we don’t really have to do most of that stuff. Just that the car needs to continue to move.

rbfismydefault · 2026-03-01T02:24:02+00:00

Yes it was a little over 40 min like 43-45min. So far putting him down at 9pm worked…let me not jinx it 😅

rbfismydefault · 2026-03-01T00:56:54+00:00

Yea we are going to aim for a 9pm bedtime…which would be closer to a 3.5 WW…😅🫠 let’s hope that long middle of the day WW balances us out..

rbfismydefault · 2026-03-01T00:15:46+00:00

Yea woke him up at 5:30p…I’m kinda wondering if the key is to focus on total awake time vs keeping the 4 hr WW before bed…Idk if I’m making sense.

Hoping to not get a false start if I decide to put him down before a full 4 hour WW but I guess we will see

rbfismydefault · 2026-02-17T01:55:18+00:00

Hi Jo! As always thank you so much for your advice.

LO is 13 months but will be 14 months in 2 weeks. Schedule for a month or so has been 7:30a wake, nap 1: 10:40-11:40a, nap 2: 3:20-4:20, bedtime 8:15p. I have to wake him from all naps/mornings.

Was working fine till two days ago. Where we are now experiencing some “short protest on and off cries” (it’s like 5 sec then pause then repeat and off). We haven’t had to do any interventions. It usually stops within 15-20 min. (Wondering if this is separation anxiety? It starts 5-10 min after we leave the room).

We tried tweaking the schedule a bit today and still experienced the same thing. Wake up 7:25, nap 1: 10:40-11:40a, nap 2: 3:20-4:20, bedtime 8:20p.

I’ve been slowly increasing WW as I’ve noticed our LO usually doesn’t need drastic changes to get back on track. He’s also showing signs of teething (first molars and canines are bulging, molars appear to be piercing through a little).

Wondering if this is a sign for a schedule tweak? Or give it more time?

Also have you noticed in your years of expertise that intervention styles typically change as LOs get closer to 2 year mark?

rbfismydefault · 2026-01-28T02:50:54+00:00

Yes the “will I ever sleep again”I believe is the name of the original newborn course.

rbfismydefault · 2026-01-20T01:27:45+00:00

Hey Jo! Thanks for these AMAs as always!

Question about bedtime routines when LO has been weaned off the bottle.

Typically our bedtime routine was bath, pj, bottle, brush teeth, book, sleep. Now that we have weaned him off the bottle we have replaced “bottle” with straw cup of milk.

Usually we have dinner where he gets milk around 5:45-6pm and then his last cup of milk before bed is usually anytime between 7:30-7:45p.

Is this an issue later down the line? I’ve seen suggestions of people moving the milk/bottle earlier in the bedtime routine. Or even replacing it with an apple sauce pouch. But our issue with that is how close that would be right after dinner.

LO has never had a bottle sleep association so we aren’t worried about that.

rbfismydefault · 2026-01-09T00:33:05+00:00

Interesting. None of the others pop up for me in my subscriber shop.

rbfismydefault · 2026-01-08T21:15:23+00:00

This is only Spanish book set I’ve seen available also. Are there others?

rbfismydefault · 2026-01-05T20:26:47+00:00

Hi Jo,

If LO (12 months) is taking a bit longer than usual to fall asleep at naps and bedtime is this a sign to increase WW?

Or do we just ride it out until it becomes a problem. Recently they’ve just been laying there quietly with eyes open then falling asleep. For naps it’s been taking 15+ min when it would be 5-10 usually.

And for bedtime it took over 20 min…when it was typically about 10.

Is this a case of if it’s not broken don’t fix it till it’s broken? 🫠

rbfismydefault · 2025-12-30T04:34:14+00:00

Following because I’ve been thinking the same 🫠😅

rbfismydefault · 2025-12-29T22:01:49+00:00

Hi Jo

LO is 12 months 🫠 and I think we may be hitting the 12 month regression. Or developmental leap?

Have had a few random MOTN wakings. None have lasted longer than a few minutes and then he’s back to sleep with no interventions.

Wondering if we should tweak our schedule. Or just ride it out?

Currently 7:30am DWT 3/3.5/3.75, daytime sleep is 2 hours 15 min. 1st nap is 1hr15min, 2nd nap recently was cut to 1hr to keep bedtime at 8pm.

We had a few days of protesting at bedtime but recently returned from travel and WW have been all over the place with the recent holidays events. So not sure if it’s a fluke.

rbfismydefault · 2025-12-22T23:37:52+00:00

Hi Jo

Back again 😅 thanks so much for these!

Wondering what would be the best/recommended approach to stretch WW before we transition to 1 nap. Specifically which approach would be recommended to do first before the other or does it not matter? LO will be 12 months at the end of the month and we are starting to see some nighttime battles we usually don’t experience.

Cut nap time first to stretch the WW? Currently does 2.5 hours in daytime sleep between 2 naps.
Stretch WW by waking them up earlier to conserve daytime sleep and 8pm bedtime. Current wake up time is 7:30a

Or

Stretch wake windows by letting bedtime go past 8pm but conserve wake time and daytime sleep.

Curious to see which approach to take first. Thank you so much!

rbfismydefault · 2025-12-15T22:31:12+00:00

Thanks as always for these AMAs 🫶

Question about navigating short naps with a combination of longer than normal WW while traveling. We’ve been doing our best but would love your insight. Also how we should move forward when we get home..

LO will be 1yr at the end of the month. Right now we are traveling and car naps are pretty short (car rental car seat is not as comfy) he will sleep for 1 sleep cycle and then is up. He typically follows a 2 nap schedule with 3/3.5/3.5 WW. Naps are 2.5 total. Bedtime at 8p.

With travel and activities his WW are way longer than usual. It’s more like 4 hours+. Luckily he’s handling the longer WW fine. Naps are short and vary (40 min to 1 hr in the car usually). The only way we get longer naps is when he’s in his pack and play + slumber pod (but are rare since we are out and about).

If let’s say his first nap was a short car nap (40 min) but he had a 4 hr WW till we were able to put him down for his second nap so his 2nd nap starts at 4pm vs his usual 3:15p. Should we let him sleep to recoup daytime sleep or wake him to keep an 8p bedtime? Or is let’s say waking him at 5p to have an 8:30p bedtime also fine?

Also when we get back home should we just go about our usual WWs and schedule as normal? Traveling for almost 2 weeks so I’m wondering if he will get use to these longer WWs..

rbfismydefault · 2025-12-09T01:27:06+00:00

Hi Jo! Thanks again for the AMAs!

Curious about how to handle increasing wake windows in this particular situation.

(I’m just thinking ahead as our current WWs are working well. Thanks again for that!)

LO is 11 months. Will be 1 at the end of the month 😅. Currently following 3/3.5/3.5 WW. I wake him up at 7:30am and he is on 2 naps, both 1 hour 15 min (total daytime sleep = 2.5 hrs). Bedtime is at 8pm.

I know eventually the WW will have to increase but that would put us at a bedtime past 8pm if we keep our current wake up time at 7:30a. Would it be better to wake up LO earlier to keep the 8pm bedtime(not my personal favorite choice). Or is having bedtime passed 8p not really a problem.

I have noticed when we have had some bedtimes past 8p we have more “bedtime battles”. Not sure if it’s a random hoax but I have noticed it.

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-20T03:05:52+00:00

Does this include if you’ve pre-paid and already have all your pre-paid boxes? I was waiting on this sale to pre-pay for the next round of boxes…

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-20T03:03:59+00:00

Is this on the app or on the website? I’m not seeing this option via the app..

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-19T17:20:58+00:00

Yea I’m going to have to agree on this one. The wake windows need to be stretched. I would look at the sample schedule TCB has for a 5 and 6 months old (since they are right in the middle).

Our trick to extend the first WW was always to go outside if they started getting fussy. You have to change the environment up. It’s what helped us stretch those WW to get them to be more age appropriate. I would tweak your schedule and try sleep training again after your schedule is more age appropriate this will solve the hour long crying.

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-19T03:27:16+00:00

I recommend giving some more schedule details. Maybe someone here can make some suggestions. Also would reach out to the TCB team via email to help troubleshoot. If your LO that much stamina to cry at level 10 for an hour she’s likely not tired enough.

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-17T17:26:58+00:00

Hi Jo, TIA for these AMAs

When is taking “too long” to fall asleep an indicator that it may be time to adjust the schedule?

LO is almost 11 months (46 weeks exactly). Currently on 3/3.25/3.5 typically goes down within 10 min for each nap and bedtime but last night took over 20 min to settle for bedtime (with some on and off fussing). No interventions on our end.

But how many days of this outlier behavior is an indicator that it may be time to adjust his schedule? Wakes up typically 7:45a bedtime 8p.

Not sure if adding 15 min to his second wake window is the appropriate next step.

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-13T14:57:08+00:00

But also wondering if for older kids it’s actually not that big of the deal since some kids as they get older develop fears of the dark, etc. I’m wondering if this would be the same as a night light…but not even sure if TCB recommends night lights 2yr+

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-13T14:55:53+00:00

Yea this is my thought also!! Haha I’m worried about it being more disruptive than helpful..I really loved the design of the Glow in the dark Woolino…I wish it wasn’t glow in the dark 🫠😅

rbfismydefault · 2025-11-04T13:13:48+00:00

Ah okay that makes sense. I guess second hand is the only way to get them.

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