getting them back up? We have been having a terrible time w/ DD napping - at the grandparents she's fine, at home it takes forever for her to fall asleep, if at all. Like today for instance, she was in her room for a little over an hour, just playing in her crib, throwing things out, hollering & talking (not crying). She was delirious and I knew she need to nap, so I went in a few times and tried to rock her, sing, make sure she wasn't wet, etc. Well I went back there once last time at about an hour and 20 min - gave her her paci again, and walked out. It was not even 5 minutes later when I walked back in to get her up b/c I figured it was a lost cause - when I opened the door she was fast asleep! So now of course I feel bad since she was back there for so long and now will be back there even longer since she's asleep. I've tried pushing her time up, back, etc etc...How long do you generally let your LO's stay in the rooms at nap time if they don't fall asleep, especially if they are just as content as can be? TIA
Re: How long do you let LO try to nap before...
I'd go about 40 minutes or so - but I do NOT go back up into her room in that time - as it just winds her up more and it seems to take even longer
if I hear her yelling for her bunny (that she needs to sleep) I go in and pick it up (sometimes drops/throws it out of the crib) - that's the only time I'd go up there though - and I just give it back - say go to sleep and leave
she usually will yell for a few minutes, then lay down and go to sleep - cause she knows I'm not coming back til she does
My rule is 1.5 hours of nap / quiet time even if he NEVER falls asleep. He needs it just as much as we do.
ETA: And I absolutely do not go in there until I'm ready to get him up. He doesn't cry or anything though, he likes his quiet time.
Logan 10/20/2010 ~ Addison 8/26/2014
We use it with both kiddos. Ds1 naps after lunch but the exact time varies based on how tired he is and what time he woke up for the day. The more tired he is the harder it is to get him to nap.
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