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January 2011 Moms
SweetHurricane
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Good sleeper, bad napper
SweetHurricane
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Warning: this may get long
Ever since day 1, DD has been sleeping in her crib and napping in her swing. She goes down for the night super easy (we just lay her down and she goes to straight to sleep). She's been STTN since 3 weeks old and we didn't want to mess with that, so we've always just kept going with the same routine. Fast forward 7 months and now she's over 20 lbs and I'm getting tired of that giant thing (swing) being in my livingroom. It no longer helps her sleep longer because she's too busy looking around and wondering what I'm doing.
So, today I decided that we would once and for all transition to crib naps. About 30 mins after she woke up and ate, I put her back in her crib. She played in there for about 25 mins and then fell asleep for 2 hours. I was excited, but I knew it was a fluke. There's NO way it could be that easy. I was right. Second nap of the day (about 1.5 hours after being awake) I did the same thing. I decided to try to do the Ferber method, going in there in at intervals. That seemed to make her cry even harder, so I stopped going in after the third time. She cried for a total of 1 hour before passing out. She slept for about 45 mins.
Now we're on her next nap and she's been crying for almost a half hour. I don't know how much longer I can take this.
Anyone who's done CIO or Ferber: How long did it take for LO to learn to go to sleep? Is this going to ruin her nighttime routine? Any tips?
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Re: Good sleeper, bad napper
I saw the title of this post and was like, Oh wow - this must be about JT!! And then I read it and it's about your daughter LOL...
We have a TERRIBLE napper on our hands. On about 5-7 occasions he slept longer than 45 minutes, since he was a newborn. Most times it's 20 - 45 minutes long and I'm rocking him to sleep for every nap (sometimes up to an hour). I'm about to buy the Ferber book...
Just know that you are not alone. There are some great nappers on this board so I'm hoping they can help you out...I'm not one of them! GL!!
It took our DS a few days to get use to the naps. it most definitely did not ruin his nighttime routine. As time went by it took less tie for him to fall asleep and now he cry for a bit and plays a bit then falls asleep. Tips: If she cries really hard the go in and pick her up and comfort her for a bit, when she calms down lay her back in bed. We always make sure it is somewhat or totally quiet when we put him down.
let her cry for 10-15 mins then go in and comfort, thats what we did...
We didn't even get a 3rd nap today - I just laid him down for bed (it's a bit earlier than usual).
One thing I have started to do is leave him in his crib for 1 full hour. So if he wakes up after only 25 minutes I'll leave him in there for an extra 35 minutes. I think that's why his naps have been an hour+ on those rare occasions (it's only happened recently...like today 2nd nap was 1 hour 10 mins.) But again, that's after rocking which is a habit I have to break.
This sucks, sorry you're going through it. I tried to help MrsLynnyD but I don't think it helped any. Simon responded well to the put down/pick up method, but it is killer the first few days. Is she showing signs of being tired when you lay her down? If she's not tired yet she might just be bored and pissed, since she goes to bed so well. Or maybe she's overly tired. Gotta find that sweet spot.
We always go in if Simon's crying, even if he only slept 20 minutes. Fussing we leave him alone for though. Good luck, hope she starts napping well soon!
She may just need to learn her new routine. After all, she knows what happens for her naps. Momma puts her in her swing, and then she can be quiet and then sleep. Putting in her crib is just weird! That's not what we do!
Give her a few days to adjust imo.
This. You always give good advice.
This is a good rule of thumb, thanks!
Thanks for the compliment, but in the name of being, you know, actually helpful, this is what I do for naps vs bedtime. heh.
bedtime: we turn on the radio (we have a station that's either classical or NPR) close the blinds in her room, pick up her toys together. Then I give her a cardboard book to gnaw, shut off the radio and I read from a book (Harry Potter #7 atm). She goes in her crib with her blanket for that. I turn on her rainforest sounds & lights thing and turn off the light, then I pat her back, tell her I love her and hightail it out. I go play 2 rounds of Boggle on my nook color (~5 mins) and if she's crying like I lit her on fire after 5 I go pat her back until she calms down, tell her "good night", then go back to Boggle.
nap: radio, a lap or two around the room to get in the mood for sleep. She goes in her crib, we read a short picture book (goodnight moon, brown bear brown bear or something Beatrix Potter), pat her, say "it's naptime" and again with Boggle.
There are similar cues both times, but it's a little different so she knows what to expect when she wakes up. I also don't come rescue her unless she's screaming like the call is coming from inside the house... if she's just talking to herself and rolling around in bed she doesn't need my 'help', kwim? I also don't put her in her crib unless it's time for sleep.