For the 2nd day in a row

JJ&BB1146 · April 2011

DD refused to go back to sleep after her early morning feeding. Angry Normally, she gets up between 5-6 eats for about 10-15 minutes, then goes back to sleep until 7:30 or 8. Yesterday, she was up at 4:45, nursed, then got back up at 6:15 with no intention of going back to sleep. Today, she woke up at 6 and refused to go back to sleep. Both days, I've let her fuss/cry/play in her crib until 7.

I know the seemingly obvious answer to this is "just get your butt out of bed and get her up" but this creates a problem with her naps. She usually goes down about 2 hours after wake up for her AM nap and then about 3-3.5 hrs after she wakes for her PM nap. If she wakes up that early, her entire schedule is moved up at least 1.5-2 hrs and she is a mess by about 4 or 5 because she's so tired. I have put her to bed at 7 for the last 2 nights because she seems so overtired, but that hasn't helped. Any thoughts on why she's refusing to go back to sleep after her early morning feeding?

ali-1411 · April 2011

Layna dropped the second nap at 14 months. We had a few weeks of hell while she readjusted everything and it ended up where she'd wake up between 7-8 am then take a nap from 12 - 2ish. Bedtime between 7-8pm.

I don't know if that's what your DD is doing but they do completely change up their patterns every so often. Be prepared

KSandAE2008 · April 2011

We dropped down to one nap a few weeks after her first birthday. Maybe her schedule is just changing. We were up at 4:30 this morning so I am feeling your pain today!