Hi,my baby just turn one and decided he doesn't want to nap anymore. He wakes up around 7:30am and I used to put him down for a nap around 11am, but now I wait until after lunch. I put him in at 1pm and he's screaming at 1:30pm! I don't know what to do. He used to sleep for 1.5 hours and it was my time to get things done around the house. Any advice? Thanks.
D.,
Try going back to his original nap time of 11. The change might be stretching his awake/sleep limits. Also no one goes to bed right after they eat, so babies shouldn't either. Sound like you had a great routine in place before. Try switching back and see how it goes.
I agree too that at this age things in their world are changing and they want to be awake to watch/see it all.
Best of luck,
Rolinda
Wife, Mother, Friend
My daughter went through that No Nap thing around the same age. I think that if he is waking up at 7:30 am, then waiting till 1pm to put him down for a nap is too late. Meaning he is already cranky, and over tired. He will not go to sleep, but will fight and cry, and scream it out. Try feeding him a light snack, and placing him in bed for nap at 11am, then when he awakes aroung 12:30 or 1pm, you can feed him lunch.My daughter is 16 months old, and she wakes up at 8:30am, I feed her lunch at noon, and off to bed by 1pm, and she sleeps till 3:30pm. I have a daycare in my home, so it is important to maintain a schedule that work for everyone.The other children do not sleep as long as she does, but it works for me.
My daughter is two and she just started trying the "NO NAP" attitude, howeer I can always tell by her actions that she is. I just started telling her that she doesn't have to go to sleep but she needs to rest. Believe it or not it really works and most of the time end up taking a nap after all.
Around 1 they are learning lots of new skills. Mine always went through sleep disruptions while they were getting close to mastering a new skill - sitting, crawling, walking, talking, etc. It's like they don't have time to sleep because they are too busy trying to learn this new thing. Try to stick with the nap routine and give him some down time even if it's not as long as you'd like. Hopefully once he's gotten over the new skill, he's sleeping routine will return to normal.
