Crappy napper. Need to vent.

harmonicbabe26

I am so sick and tired of K taking these sh****y naps all the time!!!

she went from 2 to 1 naps because her morning nap kept getting pushed later and later in the day and thenshe just refused to nap in the afternoon... She has never slept more than 1 hour at a time, more like 30-45mins. All my friends kept telling me that now she would now consolidate the nap times and sleep 1.5-2 hours at least...

 Well, not so much! She gets up early in the am, then by lunch she's clearly tired and ready to sleep. Today she ate with her eyes closed and her head was literally bobbing to the side she seemed so sleepy.

but then I put her down and she takes a barely one hour long nap!! I am so sick and tired of this!!! Can't get anything done around here AND she is then cranky and a biatch all afternoon.... Ughhh...

I am ot asking anyone to solve my prblem just venting because I am tired of venting to my H... i think he's sick of hearing this. Meanwhile all the other kids I know are sleeping 2-3 hours at a stretch and are fine. I could strangle her!!! 

Julz629

harmonicbabe26:

I am so sick and tired of K taking these sh****y naps all the time!!!

she went from 2 to 1 naps because her morning nap kept getting pushed later and later in the day and thenshe just refused to nap in the afternoon... She has never slept more than 1 hour at a time, more like 30-45mins. All my friends kept telling me that now she would now consolidate the nap times and sleep 1.5-2 hours at least...

 Well, not so much! She gets up early in the am, then by lunch she's clearly tired and ready to sleep. Today she ate with her eyes closed and her head was literally bobbing to the side she seemed so sleepy.

but then I put her down and she takes a barely one hour long nap!! I am so sick and tired of this!!! Can't get anything done around here AND she is then cranky and a biatch all afternoon.... Ughhh...

I am ot asking anyone to solve my prblem just venting because I am tired of venting to my H... i think he's sick of hearing this. Meanwhile all the other kids I know are sleeping 2-3 hours at a stretch and are fine. I could strangle her!!! 

I'm sorry.  I hate bad-nap days, but you lost me at the end...

Julz629

kbruington:

I usually am good about reading vents and being understanding but I did a double take at "biatch".....

Funny, because I completely missed that part.  Klassy.

Rhonda6754

I can sympathize somewhat - I believe everyone can to a degree when we have a bad day of napping.  It does seem like you may need another outlet to vent though?  The post seems a little extreme in the words chosen. 

I try to remind myself that the little ones are having just as hard of a time when they are out of sorts and not napping well.  Try to dig deep for the sympathy for them too.

mben1119

"Biatch"? "Could strangle her?" You're acting more immature than your child-as if she has some ultimate terrible motive for napping poorly. Grow up. DS has days where he doesn't nap at all. Sh!t happens.

Jmcmahon21

She might not be sleeping well because she's overtired by the time you put her down. How is she sleeping at night? Maybe she does need sleep training for her naps like a PP suggested.  It sounds like you need to get away from her for a bit, do you belong to a gym that has a daycare or go when DH gets home? Might do you some good to get away for a little bit. My mommy time is my one hour at the gym in the morning while DS is at their daycare.

blu-eyedwife

Ehh - I read this as a vent.  The biatch part doesn't even phase me, I get it, my kid can be a cranky brat too and I think that's really all she means.

 

harmonic - I agree with the suggestion that maybe she's overtired, but she also just might be a shorter sleeper.  The issue becomes the fact it sounds like she's definitely tired in the afternoon.  I know you said you cut out the second nap because the morning one kept getting later, but maybe she needs a short afternoon nap too?

chicsahm

transition from 2 naps to 1 is tough... try putting LO down earlier at night and then catch her nap time earlier, this is what I had to do with DS and it worked so well. He goes down for the night around 6-6:30 (and I mean he is passed out at this time) and wakes at 6:30-7am. He naps anywhere between 10 and 11 (sometimes noon if we are busy in the AM but I try not to push it because then he naps crappy) DS is sleep sensitive and if he is thrown off his naps suffer. He sleeps for about 2 hrs....on a good day 3! We have breakfast, big snack, nap time, big snack/lunch'ish .... rest of day

Aurora_Borealis

Agree with PP - the transition from 2 to 1 naps is HARD. We've been there 2 months and it's still not consistent. I just try follow DD's cues even if they aren't consistent in their timing (sometimes she's ready for nap at 10, other days not until 11:30). I've found that she has a pretty short window for response - if I miss it, she won't nap for as long as she needs.

I know you said you weren't asking for a solution to your problem, but it really sounds like you and your LO would benefit from starting nap earlier in the day if she's falling asleep at lunch. It will mean a later lunch for your LO, but it is worth a try for a happy mama and happy babe.

ladybugpjb

She's not doing this on purpose to torment you. Saying that she is acting like a biatch makes it sound like you think she is intentionally staying awake to make your life miserable, and that she has a choice in the matter. She doesn't, at least not in the way that we as adults choose when to sleep or not sleep.

Take a deep breath and start from scratch. Watch for her cues and follow what she is telling you. Keep track of her sleep times, and hopefully a pattern will emerge. You might have to adjust your schedule and your activities, but if that means that she'll sleep better and behave better, isn't it worth it?

Have you read any books about sleep?

From what you describe, it really sounds like she is over-tired.