Hello, all. Looking for a little advice. My almost 1-yr-old (11mos 2wks) has suddenly started balking at napping. She used to go down easily/regularly twice a day (short nap in AM, longer in PM). I thought she was weaning herself off AM nap so started trying to keep her up until mid-day for one, longer nap. By noon she is so overtired she's a nightmare to put down but if I let her nap in the AM then she barely naps in the PM and we have meltdown mode in the evening. I realize it's just a reality of her changing routine and developmental changes but if anyone has any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks, S.
My grandson does that sometimes too! We make sure that he is kept on the same routine. Also be sure that things like her ears and teeth aren't bothering her. She shoudl be almost due for her pre-molars in a month or so. I have a daycare referal listed on this sight if you ever need a well deserved break!
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Just keep that child awake anyway you can until 1 pm. Try taking her for a morning walk around the neighborhood at her normal morning nap time. Give her a bath at 11 am and then feed her and put her down. QUIET, QUIET, QUIET in the afternoon. Don't let the phone ring. NO sugar in the am. I know sahe is young but if you can keep her active, crawling in the yard, playing in something outside, keeping her alert, she will sleep in the pm. Change is hard BUT YOU CAN DO IT.
My son started that about the same time. I finally realized that he was just going to get one good nap for the day and i chose a time and stuck with it. I picked morning and would get him up at the same time every morning and when I noticed he got tired I would go lay him in his bed and tell him that everything was okay and i would kiss him and leave the room. It took about three days before he would fall asleep around the same time and all i would have to do it go lay him in his bed and he would sleep for a good three hours. just a try. good luck. A.
I have two children (3yrs. and 11mos.) and can definitely relate. My 11mos. old needs just one nap and he was prefering the morning, but my 3 year old naps in the afternoons. Because I wanted to be able to have some time to run errands in the morning and an hour to myself to be sane, I shifted my 11mos. old to the afternoon. I did this by shifting his morning nap by a half hour every two days and in about a week and a half, he shifted into the afternoons. When my daughter shifted from 2 to 1 naps a day as an infant it worked differently. I would let her cry it out and each time the crying lasted less time. The crying's hard to listen to, but a child has to learn the art of being flexible at some point in their lives and I feel it's been worth it in the long run. Good luck! :-) C.
