Can you have a chat with him and ask him to co-operate, even if it's just for a couple of weeks? Once you have a good sleep pattern established, it's not such a disaster if it gets disrupted from time-to-time, but could you ask him to support you for just a couple of weeks, while you concentrate on the sleep training (for want of a better phrase), after that, it should have benefits for all of you.
We have had that chat one time too many. He gave up and said "Just tell me what to do, I don't want to argue anymore." Like I said, he tries, but doesn't have the same buy in, and therefore doesn't remember what I ask him to do, and doesn't really take kindly to reminders (but that rant is for another board). If I'm home, I usually have control over going to bed, but Monday nights are up to him. And of course Miss Ashleigh doesn't always cooperate either!
Can I suggest the unthinkable ? If ds' last nap goes on too late, I always (gasp :shock: ) wake him up b/c I know it will affect bedtime.
I thought about it before but wasn't sure if it was better to wake her up or practice getting past the 45 min barrier. I'll keep that in mind for future naps. Today the morning nap was 45 mins, we had one good nap from 12:30 - 2:00, and then another short one from 4:00 - 4:45. Even though she was awake before 5, she didn't go down until 8pm. Now, it's like as the day goes on, she can be awake longer:
Morning awake 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 hours to first nap
awake 2 1/2 hours btw 1st and 2nd nap
awake 2 1/2 hours btw 2nd and 3rd nap
awake 3 hours btw 3rd nap and bedtime
I agree that if we get that first nap at the right time and the right length, then we won't need that third nap and bedtime will happen at the right time. AAGGGHHH!
<banging head on wall>
no wonder I'm so confused!
I'm going to move her bath to the morning to see if that helps with extending that A time.
Well I am going to keep trying and after a few days I'll get back to you on how things are going. Any more thoughts would be appreciated.
Jennifer (& Ashleigh)