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what do you do

BabyButler2010BabyButler2010 member
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when your LO won't nap...I tried putting DS down for his first nap from about 7:45am until 8:30...he would fall asleep but wake up as soon as I put him in his crib, which is unusal for him.  The nanny has been trying to put him down since I started work at 8:30 and he has slept for maybe 15 minutes but is CLEARLY tired and needing a nap...

What do you do when this happens with your LO?  do you eventually give in and play with them and try again later or do you keep trying until you get a good nap out of them?  I hate for him to be over-tired but I also feel bad that since 7:45 all he hasn't done anything besides be rocked and held...with that said, I'm not sure he'd even be able to play since he's sooo tired.

Looking forward to reading what you would do in this situation :)

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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    Play a little longer, then try again.
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  • tomkat35728tomkat35728 member

    This might not be the "right" thing to do, but it works for DS.  If he is tired, but won't nap, I take him in his room, lay down a waterproof pad, take of his diaper and let him roll around.

    He loves it and moves around like crazy.  Usually, he rolls onto his side and sticks his fingers in his mouth and starts to hum.  When he does that, I know that he is ready to sleep.  I put a diaper on him and put him down in the pnp.  He naps the best when we do this because he wears himself OUT.  If he is already tired, this routine takes maybe 20 minutes.  GL!

     

     

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  • zeesbridezeesbride
    Yup, I just try again in a little while. Sometimes I change the scenery and put her in the Ergo and go for a walk ..or if its too hot, I put her in the car.
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  • BabyButler2010BabyButler2010 member
    imagetomkat35728:

    This might not be the "right" thing to do, but it works for DS.  If he is tired, but won't nap, I take him in his room, lay down a waterproof pad, take of his diaper and let him roll around.

    He loves it and moves around like crazy.  Usually, he rolls onto his side and sticks his fingers in his mouth and starts to hum.  When he does that, I know that he is ready to sleep.  I put a diaper on him and put him down in the pnp.  He naps the best when we do this because he wears himself OUT.  If he is already tired, this routine takes maybe 20 minutes.  GL!

    I LOVE THIS :)  I'm not sure the nanny would be up for it...but maybe I'll try it this weekend if his resistence to naps persists.  He's usually such a good little napper.  Oh well!  Every day is a bit different!

     

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  • poison489poison489
    I have a secret weapon I pull out when LO is fighting his naps.  While wearing DS and rocking back and forth, I put on these symphony of science music videos and usually within 3 videos he will be out.  It doesn't work with other music or videos.  Something about these videos are magical to him.
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  • BabyButler2010BabyButler2010 member
    Thanks ladies!  He is up and playing now...so maybe after he eats again he'll take a good nap :)  I feel so bad when I can see how sleepy he is but he can't seem to relax.  He seems happy and alert now (I just went upstairs to get a drink and peeked to see how he was doing...it's hard to resist!)
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  • BabyButler2010BabyButler2010 member

    imagepoison489:
    I have a secret weapon I pull out when LO is fighting his naps.  While wearing DS and rocking back and forth, I put on these symphony of science music videos and usually within 3 videos he will be out.  It doesn't work with other music or videos.  Something about these videos are magical to him.

     

    Ooo!  I'll have to give that a go too!  Thanks!  I love hearing what other mom's do...there are so many little tricks that we can learn from one another!

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  • webMistress0609webMistress0609 member
    When Ari is fighting sleep, I put him in the wrap & vacuum the house. If that doesn't work, nothing will. Now that he's a little older he even "requests" this method for going to sleep at least once a week.
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  • lolagrinninlolagrinnin

    DH and I have been trying to decide at what point trying to put Anna down so she'll nap for 45 minutes becomes insane. A half hour? An hour? An hour and a half? lol

    We'll usually try getting her to go down for as long as she's not upset. When she starts crying in any way other than her typical "tension-relief" cries, we stop trying to help her sleep and play a bit. Usually she'll want to nurse or have a bottle soon after that and fall asleep while eating. Also, if she's slept for longer than 10 minutes and wants to get up, up she gets. Sometimes she'll go back to sleep quickly if she's only been down for a few minutes, but usually she seems to think she's been sleeping for, like, ever and is all smiley play-time baby.

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  • Lotte134Lotte134
    I usually take a half hour break and then try again.  I also will break out the stroller and take him for a walk if I'm getting frustrated.  Sometimes he'll sleep and sometimes he'll just chill.
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