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XP: help.. Am I doing something wrong?

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In order to get LO to nap I have to rock her.  I have her on a 3 hr schedule where I normally start the nap process 80-90 minutes after she was last awake.  I also try to look for sleepy cues and I thought I was pretty good at that but maybe not.  In any case when I rock her for her nap she always fights me but the kicking and crying usually last all of 2 minutes and then she just passes out.  This has been working for the last month or so.  Fast forward to this week and now she fights me for atleast 15 minutes.. The crying is harder and more frequent.. The kicking and squirming is worse. Sometimes I can't stay in the glider and have to walk her while bouncing her and patting her back and even then it's a struggle.  She is not a pacifier kid but I've even resorted to trying that and that does nothing.  I'm not sure what happened this week that she has become a disaster to get to sleep.  Is it that she is getting tired sooner and needs to go down for nap sooner or is it the opposite and she's not tired anymore at 80-90 minutes and maybe I should let her stay up longer?  I'm at a loss.  Any ideas or words of wisdom are appreciated.  
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Re: XP: help.. Am I doing something wrong?

  • mben1119mben1119 member
    Don't worry about a schedule. Follow your LO's cues: watch for yawning, eye rubbing, and general sleepiness. That is when you should start your nap routine. Putting them down at arbitrary times isn't going to help anyone-she's not ready for sleep, and you're going to get stressed trying to force her down.
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  • JohnandKrystalJohnandKrystal
    I started noticing a couple weeks ago that my LO would fight me when I tried to put her down for a nap.  I would usually nurse her to sleep, but she was fighting that too at times.  I was amazed when I put her down on her play mat and she started to laugh and play.  After a little playtime, she was ready for a nap. Could your little one just be ready to stay up for longer stretches? 
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  • joshandpandajoshandpanda member
    Sounds like you are trying to get her to sleep when she isn't tired... like pp says... wait until she gives you sleep ques like rubbing eyes etc. then start the going to sleep process
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  • JuliaELJuliaEL member

    imagemabenner1:
    Don't worry about a schedule. Follow your LO's cues: watch for yawning, eye rubbing, and general sleepiness. That is when you should start your nap routine. Putting them down at arbitrary times isn't going to help anyone-she's not ready for sleep, and you're going to get stressed trying to force her down.

    It sounds like this might be going on. Maybe she's just ready for more awake time? In the past month or so my LO has completely changed his routine up on me. Maybe be more flexible with her.

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  • lucylove619lucylove619 member
    She could definitely be needing more awake time! You might also try putting her in the crib awake and help sooth her to sleep there. I tried this when DD really started fighting the rocking, it was exactly like you described, and when I started putting her in the crib and patting her she went to sleep much easier! I was surprised, but I think she was just done with the rocking. Of course, the past few days nothing at all gets her to nap, so who knows what we're going through now...
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  • suziq41suziq41 member

    My LO does this when he is overtired.  Usually the shushing along with the rocking works after a few minutes with us though.  If they are overtired it does take longer for them to fall asleep once they've been overstimulated.  It sounds like your doing everything right so just keep an eye on the cues as everyone else suggested.

    Good luck!

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  • runrinserepeatrunrinserepeat member

    Before I ever start, let me just say I remember you from GP/GPM and I miss seeing Reggie's sweet face. And also, congratulations on your little girl, she is absolutely adorable!

    In the past month or so, DD has reached this phase, too. Sometimes it's difficult to even hold her while I'm trying to get her to sleep. Sometimes it helps if I feed her while I'm holding her. I've also found that bringing her to the least stimulating place possible helps her settle down, too. I bring her to a corner where there's not much to look at, hold her arm down (so she's not hitting me and herself), bounce her a little and make a shushing noise.

    If all else fails, we get in the car and run errands. That usually knocks her right out.

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  • WaitingOnNo2WaitingOnNo2
    It's her age.  The 4 month wakeful-DD hit it late but she fights like crazy to go down for naps and bedtime now.  Hang in there-apparently it only lasts a couple weeks.
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  • contourhandscontourhands member
    I am guessing that your LO isn't tired.....probably would try 2 hr intervals and see if that helps  HTHs ;)
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