Help!!! going insane about this short nap business!!!

[MummyToBen]

Yeah but then they lie down in the dark and it hits them - like 'man these teeth are buggin' me' - I really think that is what it is. 

Yep - sounds about right!!  Jo, it's rough - sorry to hear it's been a hard day for you xxxx

[*Jo*]

Ugh a 9 hour night! We tried for 30mins to get him backto sleep but no. He woke up at 4.10am, 5.35 and 6.40 so I'm thinking def scale back A time with a 9 hour night under his belt?

[Tweakster]

For sure.  Hugs Jo!

[*Jo*]

ok, did a 4.5 hour A time, he went to sleep fine, woke up at 1 hour 20mins, i went in there and started patting him, he immediately started to fall back to sleep, this is a first in a long time, usually he wont go back to sleep if hes had more than an hour of sleep! so i figure ok, hes really tired if hes wanting to go back to sleep, so once hes calm i leave... he cries, i wait, he cries more, i go in and pat him again until his breathing is really light, i leave and he cries, i wait, go back in, pat him again, after a while i stop and watch him, after a minute or so he looks around for me and begins to get upset, so i  go back to patting again, this time till hes asleep, i left the room 7mins ago and hes still not woken yet....
what the blinking heck is going on with him!! if i did WI/WO right then there was no way he wouldve gone back to sleep, however its getting ridiculous with me having to pat him again, he falls asleep ok but its these nightwakings/EW/ and short naps he needs me to assist him back to sleep, i thought i was done assisting him back to sleep, but im so desperate for him to get a decent nap in that i did it, how do i get out of this mess? GW doesnt work wiht him at all and I know he knows how to sleep without my help but hes basically refusing to do so now! Im getting really mad with it because I know he knows how to do it! this is supposed to be MY time while he is sleeping (as short as it is!) but instead i spend it trying to get him back to sleep!!!! i want to do WI/WO but it doesnt work wiht extending naps!!!!
what do i do?? should i just keep doing it? surely its not ok to be patting him at this age??

update - i got 3 more mins out of him so i just got him up... ugh! hes in a fantastic mood, kissing me and Daddy all over the show

[babybarr]

Hugs.  It sounds like he's OT and teeth are playing a part and that's why he needs the assistance.

I would do 2 naps today and see what happens.

[*Jo*]

got your post late last night, we only did the one nap and he was asleep at 7pm, woke up at 3.10am, went into him and he was wrong way round in teh bed (head at the feet) so turned him round, popped some nurofen in his mouth and left, he went back to sleep and woke up at 7am! phew!! however hes not well today (bit of a cold) ugh lol he nearly fell asleep while i was changing his nappy! couldnt beleive it!!

now if i could shut that stupid dog up next door maybe he will sleep longer today..... dont people know how to control their animals!!!!!

[babybarr]

Oh dear, hope he feels better soon. Maybe he'll be sleepy ill - we NEVER get that here.

[*Jo*]

ugh it didnt happen! lol DH accidentally slammed the door and gave him (and me) a fright and woke him up (he was dead to the world befoer that, i could hear him snoring on the monitor!) so he was up at 45mins, but got another nap into him later on so thats still ok, have the vaporiser on in his room to help him breathe though cos that snotty nose is making him snore.... lets hope tomorrow is a better day for him

[*Becky*]

sounds really tough. Sending get well vibes your way xxx

[*Jo*]

ok ladies, you have been wonderful to support me through all these issues, last night we had a 12.5 hour night! I literally had to wake him at 8am. he did wake at 2.50am but i went in, gave him nurofen (in teh dark) and left straight away, he fell straight back to sleep (go figure, dont know what that was all about!)

then he had a 1.5 hour nap after 4.5 hour A time, and we are doing a 5.5 hour A time till bedtime. i think 4.5 hours is the time to stick to for now at least, perhaps these molars are preventing any more A time from happening, either way im happy!!!

[*Becky*]

Good news - woo hoo!