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giving up naps. help

BeachMama7693BeachMama7693 member
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my lo has always been an awful sleeper- at 12 months she was fighting her 2nd nap so badly- it would take 2 hours to get her down and she would only sleep for a small while, so we cut that nap out. She has never had a consistent nap schedule, not because i havent tried, just because she fights it so hard.

we are down to one nap a day if we are lucky, sometimes no nap at all- because it takes more than an hour to get her to sleep. i have to lay with her or rock her (while she cries) and she STILL doesnt fall asleep. even if she skips her nap she will happily stay up until at least 9 pm, when it will take another hour to get her down at night.

is this her way of giving up naps completely? i get so frustrated that she wont go to sleep that i give up and let her skip. but im the only one there, dh is deployed, so its really hard for me.

dont even get me started on how she doesnt sttn.

also, shes in a toddler bed. going back to the crib is not an option, so i cant just leave her in there, because she will most definitely get up and play in her room.

 HELP. 

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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member

    If she (usually) finally falls asleep an hour after you put her in bed (if you give her the time), then I'd suggest moving her nap back an hour.  My daughter did this (though not at this age), and it returned naps to us. :)

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  • Karen1998Karen1998 member
    She sounds overtired.  I agree with PPers about trying a different sleep training method and moving up nap and bedtimes.  It's early, but not unheard of, to drop naps around 2-3, but it's also really, really common for an 18 month old to fight s
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  • BeachMama7693BeachMama7693 member

    imageKaren1998:
    She sounds overtired.  I agree with PPers about trying a different sleep training method and moving up nap and
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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    I may have missed it, did you try moving the nap later?
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  • BeachMama7693BeachMama7693 member

    imageTiffanyBerry:
    I may have missed it, did you try moving the nap later?

    i have tried moving it earl

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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    You might be right. And, if so, you have my condolences, because mommas need toddlers to nap.
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  • lana22lana22 member
    i've been told it can take up to two weeks for a child to adjust to a schedule. my rec would be to skew everything earlier, b/c in my experience the earlier my son goes to bed the better he sleeps, but obv that's just one person's experience. try a very e

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