She can't possibly be done with naps at barely 2?!

emmyloustu

Right? Please tell me it's just a phase...Eliza has not really taken a nap since before the holidays. Her schedule was obviously way off, but I have worked hard to get her back on track. I know she's tired because she falls asleep when I rock her, but wakes as soon as I move her. 

We have Implemented quiet time in her crib, but she has not fallen asleep all week. She fusses, reads, plays & then calls for us. 

I wish this meant that she was sleeping better at night, but, we are having lots of issues there as well (anotherost for another day).

Any thoughts? Just a nap drought? Is that normal?

oct11bride03

I think she's all out of sorts from Lydia, the holidays, S's surgery, etc. I'd be shocked if she was done with naps already.

I've found with K that if we wait too long to get her down for a nap (usually if we're out at naptime) that she won't sleep no matter what we do. We do quiet time in her crib and when I check on her she's ordering her stuffed animals around or singing or whatever. Rarely does she fall asleep on her own because she's so wound up. 

Just keep trying to get her down. And if she doesn't nap, start bedtime earlier. The days K doesn't nap I usually have her down an hour earlier. 

charmcitygirl

I doubt that she's done.  She's probably still just out of whack from the holidays and everything else.

A few months ago, Jacob went through a phase where he was napping some days and not others.  I don't know what the difference was - our routine was exactly the same and it didn't matter.

But he rebounded from that pretty well.  There is still an occasional day (maybe once a week) that he doesn't nap, but I consider that a victory at almost 3!

kianew

Dylan was done with naps not long after turning 2.  At least at home he was.  I tried and tried to get him to do quiet time, etc., and he would.not.do.it.  I was really sad!  However, at daycare/preschool, he still naps almost every day - I think it's because he sees the other kids doing it. 

laura1

I don't know but I am right there with you, except my DS is almost 3.  He never was a great napper (it would take him forever to fall asleep), but would consistently nap about 5 days a week for 2 hours.  Then he gave up his binky...and he has napped maybe 5 times in 6 weeks.  And he is exhausted!  I told DH I was ready to give it back for naps if he would go to sleep because he is just so overtired at night and so grumpy.

I have tried taking him places in the morning and making him run around, putting him down earlier, later, giving him books in his crib, taking everything out of his crib, and rocking him, but no luck.  Maybe something in there would help you?  

Good luck!  I hope for both of us they remember how great taking a nap is  

LIAngel

laura1:

I don't know but I am right there with you, except my DS is almost 3.  He never was a great napper (it would take him forever to fall asleep), but would consistently nap about 5 days a week for 2 hours.  Then he gave up his binky...and he has napped maybe 5 times in 6 weeks.  And he is exhausted!  I told DH I was ready to give it back for naps if he would go to sleep because he is just so overtired at night and so grumpy.

I have tried taking him places in the morning and making him run around, putting him down earlier, later, giving him books in his crib, taking everything out of his crib, and rocking him, but no luck.  Maybe something in there would help you?  

Good luck!  I hope for both of us they remember how great taking a nap is  

I'm a chicken and I gave Nicholas back the paci when it screwed up his naps.  I love naptime too much so I just gave it back.   I know that his naps are coming to an end soon paci or no paci, so I'll just wait and try again in a few months.  

queenbone

My son gave up napping around age two.  I was disappointed to say the least. 

It was a hard transition at first because that 4-6 pm time period he would be crashing, but wouldn't fall asleep and was super cranky.  I would still put him in his room for quite time because I needed a break still.  Eventually he could make it through the whole day w/o being super cranky right before dinner.

He was sleeping 12 hrs at night though so I figured it was an acceptable trade off.