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18 month old refusing nap
« on: March 13, 2007, 16:00:49 pm »
My DD is 18 months old, she has resently been moved to a big girl bed. She sleeps very well still for bedtime, if up a little earlier, she was doing ok for naps, but now for the last few days she's suddenly stopped napping.

She's getting up at 8am and staying up till 7:30pm. I know this is just to long, but I can't seem to convince her of that. I put her in her room in her bed and she'll stay there for a few minutes then she's up and playing. I've gotten desperate enough that I've started putting her back in her crib, but all that seems to do is make her angry and she screams. Still no nap.

What should I do? should I push for the crib? or just leave her play? She's not really crying so WI/WO isn't really an option as then it just becomes a game.

She can't be ready to drop her naps though can she??  :o YIKES if she is...
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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2007, 16:30:55 pm »
Hey Kimberly

Does she have toys in her room?    Or is she coming out of the room? 

When we first moved Ewan it took him about 1 month to realise he could get out of bed and once he did we had a few sleep times where he tested his boundaries ;).  When he came out of the room we just walked him back and put him back to bed.  The first three times we told him that it was still nap/bedtime and he was to go to sleep.  From the fourth time on we just walked him back with no interaction or talking.  A couple of times he fell asleep on the floor behind his door ;D.

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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2007, 17:23:29 pm »
So is she getting 12.5 hours of sleep at night? If so, that may be almost enough for her where she doesn't quite need a nap. Maybe wake her at 7 or 7:30 in that case? But also, is she teething? My DD sometimes acts like that when teething - refuses naps and is hyper/wired.
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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2007, 18:09:53 pm »
Kimberley, how does she sleep at night.  does she get grumpy at all during the day?
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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2007, 18:14:43 pm »
If she is not crying...and not leaving her room...I would leave her.

Tyler moved into a big boy bed around 18 months and even now, he will get out at naptime to play and then eventually fall asleep...

sometimes on the floor...
sometimes back in his bed...
sometimes in his rocking chair.

If she is not crying..leave her be.  The novelty of being able to get out should wear off.

At least you are getting a 12+ hour night.  I WOULD DIE FOR THAT!!!  :)
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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2007, 04:22:36 am »
Yes she has a few toys in her room (to keep her busy in the morning so I can get a few more minutes of sleep  ;) )

No she can't get out of her room the door is closed. Can't leave it open as she's so used to it being closed she can't sleep when its open.

She figured out she could get out right from the start LOL

She is sleeping for 12-12.5 hours at night, but I work till midnight and therefor don't get to bed untill 1am, so I am not going to get up earlier then I have too. I just need the sleep.  She was doing 12-12.5 hours at night and 2-3 hours during the day untill 3 days ago. Shorter I can see but not stopping it. She's only 18 months old.

She is deffinitly teething. Pretty sure its her eye teeth (she still needs 6 more teeth)

Last night she was up every hour at the hour, looooong night. She's usualy a great sleeper. Daytimes depend on her mood some days she's happy go lucky others she's throwing tantrum after tantrum.

After all that though today she napped for 3 hours (may have been because she didn't sleep well the night before) We'll see what tomorrow brings. Because of my shift I try to have a nap when she goes down, so Mommy isn'y ready to drop the nap either  ;) ;D
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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2007, 11:02:36 am »
Glad to hear she napped for you and hope it continues. Like you said, maybe she'll just start taking a shorter nap with such a long nap. 13 hours or so total is typical at this age, 14 on the really long end - so maybe she'll do a regular 1.5 hour nap? In any case, thinking sleepy thoughts for you.
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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2007, 12:55:33 pm »
lets face it right now the nap is more for mommy LOL :P We'll see where things go from here thats for sure.
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Re: 18 month old refusing nap
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2007, 23:03:36 pm »
A nap is important for mummy though. lol

Imagine how I feel as a childminder with 2 young ones when I get them to nap together.  Wow, I even get to have a coffee!!!

seriously though, keep them napping as long as possible, it's a long day otherwise, for both of you.
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