Daytime Naps – Update

Twin daddy and I have come to the conclusion that our girls need to have a better daytime nap routine. 


Since Tuesday of this week, instead of allowing our girls to have 3 half hour naps a day, we have managed to whittle this down to 2 naps, totaling 2 and a half hours.


Here is our new routine:


5am – Bottle
8am – Porridge
9am – 30 minute nap
10am – Toast, biscotti, fruit custard, water
12pm – Lunch
1230/1pm – 90 minute nap
3pm – Bottle
5pm – Tea
7pm – Bath, bottle, bed


How have we done this? 


Well, after their lunch I put the girls down for a nap. They usually wake after 30 minutes and I used to assume this was because they had, had enough sleep, so I would get them out of their cots and bring them into the lounge to play.


Now, instead of doing this, when they wake up after 30 minutes I rock them back to sleep. This takes about 5 minutes but they then go on to sleep for a further hour. 


Some days they sleep for an hour straight, and on a good day (like today) the full 90 minutes. 


How do you cope with your twins day time naps? Please let us know in the comments below.