Well tonight was the pits
she had a complete tantrum when I put her to bed and made her lie down, screaming, kicking I left and did walk in walk out a few times when she was desperately calling "Mammy Mammy", had to do the "drink of water" too, from crying, when I resettled her she tried so hard" Oh there's the wall
" and next time "Oh there's the hall
". This took 15 mins in total then she was quiet for about 5 and then sang at the top of her voice until 8.25 so 5 mins longer than last night. Justine I was thinking of your "strictness" when I was doing it, but tbh am quite strict myself( compensate for dh).
Tbh I am not sure what time she would wake if left to her own devices, yest and today she was already awake at 7.25 though not chatting or anything and I think tomorrow she will be awake earlier as school starts, it's right under her window so there will be about 300 little boys running round the yard from 6.30 onwards.
If I pushed her nap time later and woke her at 2.30 yes this would shorten the nap, but it would still leave only 5 hours wake time before bed? Is this enough? I am honestly beginning to wonder if she is tired enough at 7.30? I don't mind her chatting too much at lunch time cos it's only about 20 mins but I think an hour is too long at night. If I woke her at 2.10 pm to start with and moved it back eventually to 2pm would an hour and about 10 mins be enough of a nap? It's hard to know what to do and I dont want to mess around too much, hopefully we wil be moving house next month so I worry already about the probs that may cause.
Lindsey she has been doing it for 15 days, and has gone from 20 mins chatting at night to an hour.
Justine I think I will stop worrying about her sleep when she goes to no nap, wakes up later in the morning and sleeps at 7.30
( wishful thinking) and who knows by then I will prob have another little one to start the whole sleep worrying with all over again
Fiona