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HELP!!!!! I am at my wit's end!!!
« on: August 14, 2006, 16:13:26 pm »
My dd who is about 14 mos is just not napping well these days.  We recently transitioned to 1 nap a day and I wait about 5 hours after she gets up to put her down.  She actually falls asleep while she is eating right before I put her down so I KNOW she is tired.  Well, she falls asleep ok, but then only 35 minutes later, she wakes up SCREAMING!  I just don't know what to do.  I have tried settling her while she is lying down in her crib, but as soon as I walk out she starts screaming her head off.  Do I just let her cry?  She is old enough to put herself back to sleep so not sure how to handle this.  When I walk in, she usually is standing up crying.  I just don't know what to do anymore.  It is making me crazy since I thought the one nap a day should be really long.  Now it is REALLY short!  Is she even ready?  Maybe I should go back to 2 naps a day?  But then she fights the afternoon naps!  UGH!

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Re: HELP!!!!! I am at my wit's end!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2006, 19:43:32 pm »
It sounds to me like your DD is overtired - hence the falling asleep while eating and the 35 minute nap. Can you try to move her lunch earlier and maybe put her down 30 minutes sooner?
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