Nap Schedule for Non Portable Baby

The only way to make them portable is to just bring them wherever you need to go.
I used to pull into the garage and turn the radio up so that when I turned the car off, the noise level would stay the same... (Drop the garage door once your car is off.) Then I would sit for a couple of seconds before I got out - I'd roll the windows down or leave the back door open so that I could her... Then I'd leave the door to the house open so I could hear her and sneak away. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. If I could get out quietly enough -- and she was tired enough, she'd sleep a little longer...
Basically, if you want them to be portable, you need to make them portable. The youngest needs to learn to adapt... it's just the way it is.

YMMV
LBC

I have two older kids and a 6 month old...during the school year it was much easier for me to work around her schedule, but now that the older kids are out for summer, I have had to adjust the baby's schedule. I still try to fit in naps, because I agree with you about sleep, but I have had to make a few concessions...i.e. I took the kids and their friends to the library and comic book store - then came home and dropped the older kids off at a neighbor's house, but baby and I went to buy groceries and some other errands...she slept in the car on the way and on the way back, but she stayed awake in the stroller...she used to be able to sleep in it, but not any more...then I laid her in the carrier for the shopping cart and she slept in there while I bought groceries....so it was not uninterrupted sleep, but overall it was a decent amount...but she was still cranky later that evening - her usual bedtime is 7 pm, but I had to put her to sleep at 5:30 pm last night. I fed her at 10:30 before I went to bed and was worried she would wake up too early, but she slept till 5:45 am - it was the best night's sleep I have gotten since she was born! Usually she wakes up a lot to eat or needs her pacifier, but I wasn't woken up once....it was amazing. 5:45 is a little early for me - so I fed her, changed her diaper, saw my husband off to work, then laid her back down with me for a nap around 6:30 or so and she slept till 9 am! She was in such a good mood this morning...and then I laid her back down for a nap at 11 and she didn't fight it - today is a lot more low-key - so she can take a good nap....we'll see how it affects her sleep tonight, but I really tried to follow Babywise and let her sleep long naps, but I think as long as she is getting the sleep somewhere she will be fine.

The world today is fast paced.....and although it would be ideal for you to have a schedule, or your child to have a schedule, it's just not always possible. And when she grows up, she needs to learn to be bendable.......You can try to choose times for your other child to more meet the babies, but eventually the baby is going to change it's schedule too..........

The important thing here is that everyone loves each other, looks out for each other and works together.........

Don't add extra stress on yourself but trying to meet everyone's needs.......the baby will cope, they are young and they are much better sometimes of coping than we are........they can fall asleep and be carried, we can't..........so although I understand you're worried......I think everyone is going to be just fine......

Take care and good luck.

i'm with ladybug, i don't know of any way to do it other than to toss them in a backpack and go. certainly most babies sleep best in their beds at on a regular schedule, but the schedule is supposed to serve you, you're not supposed to be a slave to it. the more babies experience a mobile life, the more they adapt to it.
khairete
S.

I don't disagree with what the others have said... but if you really want your baby to sleep for 1 to 1.5 hours in a crib... is there anywhere you could drop her off to sleep? Maybe you have a good friend down the street, or are your parents local? When I wanted to take my toddler to a mommy-and-me music class, I used to bring the baby to my parents' house to take her nap. It required some extra driving, to drop off and pick up the baby before and after the toddler activity, but I thought it was worth it.