Naps?

JulyMomma2U2

How necessary are they? DS2 is so difficult with napping.. I've tried all different methods and really can't find anything that works! And when I do finally get him down, he only naps for 30 minutes max. The thing is, when he wakes from his 30 minute naps he's very happy! It's not like he's cranky and acting tired (usually).. He does sleep a solid 12 hours at night, so maybe he just really doesn't need a whole lot during the day? The problem is come 4-5pm he's wiped.. And then from then until bedtime (630-7ish) he's just a crying sleepy mess.. I've tried letting him nap around 5 until 530, but then he doesn't want to go to bed until like 8 or 9 and then still gets up the same time the next morning and ends up crankier the next day... I feel like if I could just get his 3ish nap to last an hour or so he'd be much happier the rest of the evening..!

JulyMomma2U2

He does nap around 3, but only for 30 minutes.. and if I try putting him down again around 4, he refuses and doesn't sleep.. he's a tough cookie   I've tried letting him CIO some, too.. and, like you said he only cries for maybe 5 minutes or so, but still only sleeps for 30 minutes max! He's a stinker!

adoxyinherear

We had SUCH a hard time with naps for awhile. I found creating an abbreviated version of her bedtime routine, and lying her down for her nap around the same time every day, really helped us get to a better place. There were a lot of great tips for naps in The No-Cry Sleep Solution, too (that helped us a lot more for naps than night time sleep). GL!