javier_is_life
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@benedix I have a set schedule because it works well for us. Baby stopped napping out and about, in baby carrier or stroller, at around 2.5 months old - so we have to do naps either at home or set up a travel crib (he unfortunately has outgrown the stroller bassinet). So it's a lot easier to plan outings if we know what time the nap is happening. We do a by-the-clock schedule and it's been great for us. It also makes it a lot easier for me to plan his meals now that he's eating person food and getting several meals in addition to milk - it's easy to get him boob or bottle whenever but a bit harder to plan and prep a tiny human meal if I don't know exactly when it'll be eaten.
I'm not saying we don't watch the cues - if he needs to nap earlier or longer, we do that, of course - but generally he takes the same length of naptime every day unless something is going on. He switched to two naps a week ago and he needed a tiny third catnap, which he didn't even fall asleep during, on one of the days, like he just had to be reminded that the whole reason we weren't giving him a third nap was because he was never sleeping through it anymore, just rolling around in his crib for half an hour. So we've generally found the nap transitions to be easy so far as well.
I've only ever had the one baby so not claiming this works for all of them, but he's been a pretty good sleeper and is a chill happy baby as long as we stick to the schedule.
I'm not saying we don't watch the cues - if he needs to nap earlier or longer, we do that, of course - but generally he takes the same length of naptime every day unless something is going on. He switched to two naps a week ago and he needed a tiny third catnap, which he didn't even fall asleep during, on one of the days, like he just had to be reminded that the whole reason we weren't giving him a third nap was because he was never sleeping through it anymore, just rolling around in his crib for half an hour. So we've generally found the nap transitions to be easy so far as well.
I've only ever had the one baby so not claiming this works for all of them, but he's been a pretty good sleeper and is a chill happy baby as long as we stick to the schedule.