recent nap/sleep struggle

TheTamedShrew

Has anyone else having issues with nap time in the last few weeks? We were on a pretty predictable schedule, and for the past couple weeks her nap is hit or miss. For example, Thursday and Friday she absolutely would not nap, no matter how long I left her in her room. Then she napped great on Saturday and Sunday, then randomly stayed up until 11:30 Sunday night, napped great yesterday and slept great last night, and then today is refusing to nap. I left her in her crib playing for two hours and she wouldn't lay down and sleep. This is pretty unusual for us. I don't know if it's a wonder week or what the heck is going on with her. Tell me I'm not alone. The only other times we've had issues, there was an obvious reason like sickness or teething. In this case, she is otherwise completely happy and normal except for these random days where I don't know what to expect. It's really frustrating because I can't plan my day around it. It's like if she's not going to nap I would much rather be out and about running errands or visiting friends/family then sitting on my couch for two hours staring at the monitor. There's no way she's old enough to drop her nap, so I don't know what to do other than keep putting her down at her normal nap time. It's so frustrating!!

TheTamedShrew

I guess I'm going to have to try a more loose approach, and pay attention to her cues again. I tried putting her down earlier and later and it really doesn't seem to make a difference either way. I guess it's a phase.