Noooo naps

--halo-- · February 2013

Whyyyy?????!!

J has taken one nap since Thursday. He is currently singing in his crib instead of sleeping. Soon there will be screaming. He used to be such an awesome napper. And of course this starts when I'm starting the first tri exhaustion. Sigh.

He's also been ridiculously clingy and whiny ever since I got my bfp. I think it's because I've been making appointments and talking about doctors and that subject freaks him out. I feel sorry for him, but I can't carry him all day, and that just makes him even more upset.

How can I get him to nap?? I was nursing him before naps, but my supply is essentially zero right now. I'm scared of starting a new nap routine, but I will if it means we get naps back!

jarebearsmom · February 2013

Ugh! I am right there with you. I could have written it all myself. He is so super clingy and refusing naps and all I want to do is sleep. I'm exhausted. Hopefully someone will have the answer

janneann1127 · February 2013

I can't promise I have an answer, but we went through this about two months ago. We were going through a nap routine that consisted of two books, followed by me rocking him in the rocker and singing a few songs. He would usually get pretty sleepy, and then I would put him in the crib and leave. Suddenly, he started freaking out every time I left. Crying, screaming, and then after five minutes of that, he would play for upwards of an hour before he fell asleep, if he fell asleep at all.
One of my girlfriends who has 2u2, told me I really needed to streamline my routine and make him fall asleep on his own, cause once new baby comes, I'm not gonna have time for all that BS.

I told him, from now on, you are going to go to sleep like a big boy. I will read you two books, and then you'll go in your crib and go night night. So that's what we started doing. For two weeks, it took him an hour to fall asleep. But I wouldn't go in there. In the past week or so, he's been falling asleep within 15 to 20 minutes. No more fussing, no more crying. He lays his head down and goes right to sleep.
We don't have the nursing situation, so I'm not sure how that plays into it. But I do understand because I was in the first trimester as well and it was making me crazy! Hope you get some naps soon!

KissyFishyLips · February 2013

Dude, Annabelle gave up naps eons ago. Seriously - I think the last time she napped on a regular basis (or even two days in a row) was a year ago at ~14mo. I put her up for quiet time every day and she just parties in her crib happily. She started napping like once a week (instead of "never") just recently. She's very happy to go up for quiet time though, so at least we have that going for us. I hope Ellie holds on to naptime longer!

pitterpatter129 · February 2013

Mr. No Nap Nate has had his nickname since he was born, but officially gave them up at home about the same time he turned two. Somehow daycare can still get him to nap. I claim peer pressure there.

ChicagoBroad26 · February 2013

Ava stopped napping for two (YES, TWO) months in November and December. I just kept doing the routine every.single.day and made her stay up there for at least an hour to an hour and a half for quiet time. Now she's started napping again, thank sweet baby Jesus.

shaw · February 2013

If my dad wasn't his sitter, I'd cut out naps for a normal bedtime....and sleeping through the night!

. I guess they are just the the age where they don't need as much sleep

--halo-- · February 2013

Ugh, I'm sorry you guys are having trouble too. I really miss the opportunity to clean, or relax, or nap myself. :P

janneann1127:
I can't promise I have an answer, but we went through this about two months ago. We were going through a nap routine that consisted of two books, followed by me rocking him in the rocker and singing a few songs. He would usually get pretty sleepy, and then I would put him in the crib and leave. Suddenly, he started freaking out every time I left. Crying, screaming, and then after five minutes of that, he would play for upwards of an hour before he fell asleep, if he fell asleep at all. One of my girlfriends who has 2u2, told me I really needed to streamline my routine and make him fall asleep on his own, cause once new baby comes, I'm not gonna have time for all that BS. I told him, from now on, you are going to go to sleep like a big boy. I will read you two books, and then you'll go in your crib and go night night. So that's what we started doing. For two weeks, it took him an hour to fall asleep. But I wouldn't go in there. In the past week or so, he's been falling asleep within 15 to 20 minutes. No more fussing, no more crying. He lays his head down and goes right to sleep. We don't have the nursing situation, so I'm not sure how that plays into it. But I do understand because I was in the first trimester as well and it was making me crazy! Hope you get some naps soon!

I've been feeling like we need to streamline the process for a while, too. His bedtime routine takes for.ev.er. It's milk, diaper, jammies, teeth, prayer, stories, bed. Nap time was just nurse, and sleep. So I'm kind of scared to change to a routine similar to bed time. Maybe we need to just make them identical and short. I'm not sure how I can make it any shorter though except to cut out the milk and the teeth brushing, but I don't think that will go over very well.

I think you're totally right, though, about getting him used to a simpler routine before #2 comes along. I just need to figure out how to accomplish it!

GrayGhost13 · February 2013

DS has been skipping naps a lot lately too. Or if he takes one, it is generally a cat-nap late in the day (like right before dinner).

He seems to do ok without the extra sleep, so we're not forcing the issue, but I know DH missed having the down time when he's home all day with DS.

--halo-- · February 2013

letranger:
Sucks. Have you thought it might be time to move him to a bed?

I don't think he's ready for that yet. He hasn't tried to climb out of the crib yet, and he usually goes right to sleep at bedtime.

I'm going to try a few more days of nursing him, and if this continues I'll try a new routine and see how that goes. I'm not giving up on naps yet!!!

lrn327 · February 2013

We've done a shortened version of bedtime routine for naps for a long time. So far so good. Even when I still nursed C, he just couldn't pay attention right before naps/bed so I pumped/bottled those times since maybe 9 months?

Bedtime - milk while doing diaper and pjs (see, saving time there already, haha!), stories (max 3), potty, teeth, in bed w/ two short songs and prayers

Nap - diaper, stories (max 3), in bed w/ two short songs

Good luck Halo! Mama needs her rest!

jnicolen1 · February 2013

We're in the same boat here as well. Oliver naps every other day if I'm lucky. And if he does nap, it takes him an hour or more to fall asleep. I've tried putting him down later but it doesn't matter. I finally just started telling him if he doesnt sleep it's quiet time and give him a book. He stays in there for an hour and a half no matter what.

enjoylife · February 2013

Yikes! sorry to hear about napping struggles! We still have a napper, some days easier than others, but we instituted "quite" time last spring when he started resisting going down for naps. Our bedtime routine is fairly long since it includes baths/songs/books. Nap is much shorter I usually start reading books while we are downstairs, we have lunch either before or after books (depends on when he woke up) and then he goes up to bed. I close the door and leave him a few books to read if he's not tired. Sometimes he'll flip through them others he goes to sleep and starts reading them when he wakes up. Good luck! I remember the 1st tri exhaustion. All I ever wanted was a nap in those days.

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