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7,309,701 | mommit | Some nights, I have dreams of living this. I had no idea this could happen in the real world... |
7,309,702 | mommit | I’m so jealous! |
7,309,703 | mommit | Shhhh! You don't want to curse it! |
7,309,704 | mommit | I had this for a year or so before my three year old gave up naps. It’s heavenly having those few hours! |
7,309,705 | mommit | OP is living the dream! |
7,309,706 | mommit | That’s awesome!! :) For me, my boys’ naps are staggered. They’re the same age gap as yours. Actually, my oldest (turns 3 in Nov) only naps if tiredness overcomes him and he falls asleep on the floor or the couch in the living room. If and when this happens, I take the little guy (10 months on 8/16) upstairs to do som... |
7,309,707 | mommit | Yaaaaaas! I’m so so happy for you! Mine are a little older (3 year old and 21 month old) and my 3 year old just recently stopped napping and I’m still pretty upset about it. Lol |
7,309,708 | mommit | yeah we had a few times where my twins were on opposite nap schedules and i'm often home by myself..... total nightmare. as soon as i'd finally get the second one to sleep (which used to take me sometimes up to 30mins!!), the other would wake up. i now bring them in to their cribs, do our super quick nap routine, and t... |
7,309,709 | mommit | My sons are 2 years 9 months apart and I still remember the first time their naps lined up. It was glorious. I pushed those 1pm-3pm naps for both kids until my oldest started kindergarten. 6 months later when schools closed for Covid was the day all of a sudden both kids were home 100% of the time and my youngest decid... |
7,309,710 | mommit | Congratulations! |
7,309,711 | mommit | Omg I am so happy for you! Please enjoy while it lasts! I have two girls the same age gap and they just started being on totally opposite nap schedules now! Although now I have like 4 hours with only one of them being awake at a time, I definitely miss the total down time for both! Soak it up!! |
7,309,712 | mommit | Incredible! |
7,309,713 | mommit | I am so genuinely happy for you. Cheers! |
7,309,714 | mommit | So hard taking care of two kids. I have a 3 year old and a 10 month old. My 3 year old doesn’t take naps anymore and my 10 month old usually takes 2 small 30 min naps but I get them both to sleep around 7-730 pm every day. It’s nonstop all day and I don’t do much cleaning during the week. Only clean on weekends when d... |
7,309,715 | mommit | [deleted] |
7,309,716 | mommit | I may or may not have forced my kids onto the same schedule for this exact benefit. They went along with it fine, and if it would have negatively affected them I wouldn’t have done it. They’re 1 and 3 and both nap for 2 hours every afternoon |
7,309,717 | mommit | Good for you! I was a SAHD with kids about the same age spread, and I can remember those moments. Enjoy this time, because it will get a *bit* more difficult in the coming years. But then they'll start going to school, and things will be...quiet. For a while. Mine are now 16 and 14, and it's so nice to just walk out ... |
7,309,718 | mommit | My kids are two years apart. They are teenagers now. I kept my son taking an afternoon nap till he was nearly six years old. He craved it. My daughter (the younger one) stopped afternoon naps early on. Try and keep them both doing it!!! You will be living the dream. |
7,309,719 | mommit | It’s the reward for dealing with a small age gap :) 18mo gap here, and we always kept our youngest on a schedule with a long lunchtime nap. Eldest has just turned 3yo and dropped her nap, but that’s still 1.5years with a solid kid free lunchtime break. Enjoy! |
7,309,720 | mommit | Mine are 4 and 7, and I implement quiet/nap time every day from 2-5. The 4yo still naps in her room, and the 7yo either reads, draws, or sleeps in his room. I intend to keep quiet time FOREVER. Even after they go to college, and my husband retires- QUIET TIME IS MANDATORY. Lol |
7,309,721 | mommit | So jealous! We stopped napping my 2.5 yo because we also have an 8 month old. Between the two of them, it would be nap time like ALL day hahaha & we would never be able to go anywhere. Our baby would nap 11-1, then the toddler would nap 2-4, then the baby would nap again 2-5. |
7,309,722 | mommit | Mine are close... But I usually get about an hour or overlap with my 1yo and 3yo. It is nice though |
7,309,723 | mommit | We're still on opposite nap schedules over here . Can't wait for this to happen! |
7,309,724 | mommit | Enjoy it!!! I have my two little ones on the same schedule, including nap time. I take time to nap too |
7,309,725 | mommit | You have arrived at one of the peaks of motherhood! Congratulations! |
7,309,726 | mommit | I make my kids take naps because I want one myself. I stay up late after they go to bed at night so I can do homework. So there's times I don't get to bed till 2am. Mom needs that freaking nap. Lmao. I'm looking forward to the day my youngest (turns 3 next mo) starts school. Oh the things I will do. |
7,309,727 | mommit | I feel you! I've worked so hard to get it where my babies (I guess they're both toddlers now, technically) nap at the same time. I can usually gat my 14mo daughter down right after lunch, then my almost 3yo son and I snuggle up on the couch. Once he's down, I slip away for some me time or cleaning. I hate it when their... |
7,309,728 | mommit | Welcome to it! Lol my kids are 17 months apart and I remember that feeling well! They’re 3 and 4.5 now and currently taking their nap as we speak! |
7,309,729 | mommit | Oh if only! My younger two are the same as yours, just-2 and 9 (well, almost 10) months. Baby waffles between 2 and 1 naps depending on the day but the consistent thing is she must be touching me. I so wish for a real break during the day. |
7,309,730 | mommit | Mine too. I love it. Mine are just turned 2 and 11.5months |
7,309,731 | mommit | My kids have done this for the last two years and it’s so great!! My oldest just stated kindergarten, but they still nap at the same time on weekends! |
7,309,732 | mommit | I had my second when my first was a little over 2, and synchronizing naps was absolutely amazing when the baby dropped to 1 a day. |
7,309,733 | mommit | Dude, you’re never gonna top this. You peaked! |
7,309,734 | mommit | I had a period like this with my oldest two! A few hours every afternoon to myself and it was glorious and never long enough but man I'd give anything for even an hour every day now haha. Good for you! :) |
7,309,735 | mommit | Yay! That’s awesome for you! I always call that my “unicorn” when that happens to me. I try to pick one thing I really need or want done but I usually end up closing my eyes with them ha |
7,309,736 | mommit | Woahhhhh can you bottle that up and send it to the rest of us? Magic!! |
7,309,737 | mommit | If you can swing it, keep that afternoon time as quiet time. Even when one (or both) kid stops napping, you can preserve the break. My kids are almost 6 and 2.5. We had VERY brief time when thy both had afternoon naps. BUT! We started doing quiet time when it became apparent that the older one was about to drop h... |
7,309,738 | mommit | I'm a mother of two kids 14 months apart and even now that they are almost 3 and 2 they still sometimes napping at the same times. My whole day is just better when the naps coincide |
7,309,739 | mommit | My two nap at the same time (mainly bc it’s the only time my youngest (1) can nap since oldest (4) has zero concept of quiet time) but my youngest is still a contact napper. So it’s nice to have things quiet and I can watch some tv or sit on my phone, but moving around to get the bagillion things done I need to isn’t ... |
7,309,740 | mommit | Incredible feeling. Congrats!!! |
7,309,741 | mommit | So happy for you! What a great respite:) |
7,309,742 | mommit | This is it. You've made it. This is peak parenting. Lol congrats mama! |
7,309,743 | mommit | This thread has reminded me why I’m one and done |
7,309,744 | mommit | Are we the person? My oldest is 2.5 and my youngest is 8 months. I am a SAHM, and it’s been so hard on me because my SO works long distance. I do mostly everything by myself but my mom and cousins help me out a lot. I am wishing they’re older cus god I never knew it was going to be this hard tbh. |
7,309,745 | mommit | Ah, you are so lucky. My daughter dropped her naps as soon as my son was born. She was 2. And now neither of them take naps at all , 5 & 3 |
7,309,746 | mommit | I was an absolute wreck when my LO went to daycare for the first time. My wife (who carried her and is the primary source of income in our household) went through all the "I'm abandoning my baby" emotions almost three years ago when she went back to work after maternity leave. But I almost cried on the drive home and... |
7,309,747 | mommit | My youngest starts kindergarten in a couple of weeks. Eek!! |
7,309,748 | mommit | Mine won't be for another 4 years (and middle 2/3 years) but my oldest is in school and it's already weird enough. It's gonna be so weird being 100% kid free while their in school! I literally haven't had a break in 8 years |
7,309,749 | mommit | I definitely feel lucky. If there's one thing I've learned as a mom it's that you can't force what works best for you on your kids and expect it all to be roses. Give it a few months! 7M is still pretty little to drop a nap and move to longer ones. |
7,309,750 | mommit | Both my kids gave up naps before 3. When my youngest was born, my almost 3yo would nap, but needed someone to stay in the room with them, which I couldn’t accommodate, so I turned into the crazy person who strapped their kids into the car, and drive around the country side (just outside of town) so I could get a moment... |
7,309,751 | mommit | This is why we had them so close together. The bond is 100% already there. I cannot wait to see them together in a few years. Looking forward to being on your level and have them on the same bedtime schedule too! Thanks mama! |
7,309,752 | mommit | Seriously lol |
7,309,753 | mommit | We had this too for a little bit and the one on one time it allowed for was very nice as well! |
7,309,754 | mommit | You definitely have some time but it'll be here b4 you know it! My toddler didn't start taking the solid 2 hour nap until around 18M but every kiddo is so diff! |
7,309,755 | mommit | I second the comment someone else made about quiet time! Even if they don't sleep just sending them to their room for 1 hr per day around the ol nap time is the real deal. We did it with the toddler during a sleep regression and it saved our sanity. |
7,309,756 | mommit | Get it mama! |
7,309,757 | mommit | Girl I'm all for forcing it if they go with it! Do your thang and enjoy those 2 hours. HeAvEn!! |
7,309,758 | mommit | I envy you! |
7,309,759 | mommit | I will happily take it! Seems like a ton of people on here saying their Littles dropped napping around 3 too, I hope I can squeeze a little longer outta them! |
7,309,760 | mommit | I have a cousin with 6 kids. She absolutely swears by quiet time no matter what age! |
7,309,761 | mommit | Yeah we def had that going on for a little bit too but I live in a hard winter state so we don't do much that time of year anyways. That same situation in the summer? Oh hell no, I totally get why u got off that train! |
7,309,762 | mommit | Oh the overlap is good even if it's 20 min! |
7,309,763 | mommit | I'm like the rebels in Star Wars...here to bring a little hope |
7,309,764 | mommit | It will get better! |
7,309,765 | mommit | Yasss!! |
7,309,766 | mommit | No shame! One day they BOTH took 3 hour naps on a day that I just so happened to nap too. My God it was better than sex |
7,309,767 | mommit | You got this mama! |
7,309,768 | mommit | As a fellow boy mom....it's especially true |
7,309,769 | mommit | We seriously considered it lol |
7,309,770 | mommit | It's crazy hard. I'm super lucky because my husband works for himself amd is home alot to help. My parents also give us entire weekend long breaks about once per month which is HUGE. I really do reccomend a daycare or nanny even if it's just one day a week. We have a trusted nanny who comes on Thursdays and although my... |
7,309,771 | mommit | I'll pour one out for ya mama! |
7,309,772 | mommit | Omg don't even get me started on the first day of daycare. It's a very real thing and so freaking hard on us. I tried a place for 2 days per week and lasted ONE FUCKING WEEK. I've never cried so hard in my entire life. Sobbed the entire first day in bed like the hot mess that I am |
7,309,773 | mommit | It's no joke. The thing that messes me up the most is when you tell people how badly you need a break and you get the weird look or someone straight up asking why you would even need one? I then ask them what they would do if they got the opportunity to work their dream job, went to the interview, everything is amazing... |
7,309,774 | mommit | My fear is that by the time he starts dropping naps, my oldest isn't going to want to nap anymore |
7,309,775 | mommit | Lol my kids are 5 and 2, the 5 year old doesn’t nap anymore. I still strap them into the car and go for random road trips. It’s my favourite. I turn on my music and get like an hour of no one touching me. |
7,309,776 | mommit | You'll get there! |
7,309,777 | mommit | Right? These boys are NUTS! I've got a 2 and 1 year old and I haven't gotten their nap schedules synced yet. Send help. Lol |
7,309,778 | mommit | Yes! It drives me crazy when I see people judging parents, especially "default/primary" parents, for needing a break! It's like they think we become robots once we have a baby. People seriously underestimate how taxing it is to be "on duty" 24/7/365 for years. My youngest started school last week, and one of my husband... |
7,309,779 | mommit | I love this analogy. I'm using this for sure! |
7,309,780 | mommit | Quiet time for the oldest will save your sanity! |
7,309,781 | mommit | Seconding quiet time! |
7,309,782 | mommit | I too had this fear!!! Fingers crossed for ya! |
7,309,783 | mommit | We live in a rural area and have a side by side big enough for our carseats. When the weather is nice we go on ranger rides ALL THE TIME. My husband and I just chillllll |
7,309,784 | mommit | It’s not easy, especially when you don’t have any family that wants to help or no family at all. Primary parenting is hard, I get crazy looks when I don’t want to go to anyone else’s house, my son is a little engineer and runs around the whole time. I don’t like chasing him around other peoples houses, their like it’s ... |
7,309,785 | mommit | I felt the same way when mine were little. Going visiting was more trouble than it was worth unless the person we were visiting also had small children. |
7,309,786 | mommit | It’s ridiculous how judgy people can be. |
7,309,787 | mommit | I'm holding my sleeping 3 month old who just rolled over for the first time and this is making me wanna cry |
7,309,788 | mommit | I have an almost 3 week old and a two year old and resonate so much with this. Beautifully written. |
7,309,789 | mommit | 2 week old daughter in my lap, passed out from breastfeeding. I'm bawling!! |
7,309,790 | mommit | tearing up at “i miss you but i’m also so excited to meet you.” my first is turning 3 this weekend and i am not prepared i wonder “where did my chubby baby go?” but also how can i be so in love with this weird little threenager?? |
7,309,791 | mommit | This is beautiful. My baby is 8 months and hitting so many milestones. I have major baby fever as I can’t wait to go through all these amazing moments again |
7,309,792 | mommit | I wasn’t trying to come on here and cry tonight! This was so beautifully written. The last line sums up my feelings towards motherhood perfectly. Everything goes by so quickly. I just celebrated my sons first birthday and I’m wondering where that time even went. It broke my heart to think that as fast as this first yea... |
7,309,793 | mommit | Motherhood is a series of saying good-bye. |
7,309,794 | mommit | This is perfectly heartbreaking and heartwarming! I once heard “they are not ours, but we are theirs” about children, and this hits the spot. “I miss you, but excited to meet you” makes absolute sense and exactly how I feel. My little girl will be 2 in February and I can still remember me taking the test and finding ou... |
7,309,795 | mommit | Beautifully written. But also remember to forgive yourself if you can’t enjoy every moment and sometimes just survive. At times it can be so hard and everything is a haze… But I do miss my chubby little girls in Anna & Elsa-gowns. Now they are a super cool 10 yo who doesn’t want to hold my hand in public, and a gang... |
7,309,796 | mommit | So true! My 4yo loves for me to pick him up and he’s getting SO big! It feels like yesterday that we brought him home. But lately his personality is coming out and he likes to make jokes and is a total mommas boy. Makes me happy but also sad it’s gone so fast. |
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7,309,798 | mommit | My baby girl just turned four and I feel this in my soul. She’s more than half my height and I can hardly carry her around but I do every time I get the chance because my heart breaks at how fast time is flying. She’s lost her chunkiness and baby face and it hurts. It’s beautiful, but hurts. |
7,309,799 | mommit | Oh it makes perfect sense! |
7,309,800 | mommit | I'm 10 weeks pregnant, my toddler is sleeping and now I'm crying. |
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