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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #30 on: September 05, 2007, 21:34:54 pm »
Thanks Lil Monkey - it was very sweet & I had a "moment" last night. Was watching "air crash investigation" show where all passengers died & started  :'(... thinking... here I am worried about a nap when there are people dying out there (I am pms'g big time ::)). Then I started thinking about what you said.. that they grow so fast & she'll be in school before I know it & she won't want to cuddle me later... so going to make the most of this now!

Deb - you could be right... but just in case... I don't want to get all excited & the nap will never happen  :P

Lorna - some children DO nap until they are 5 (& sometimes even more) but not this little girl. She has plans of her own ::)
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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #31 on: September 05, 2007, 21:42:46 pm »
Lorna - my older sister napped until she was 5+ (and alex takes after her in MANY ways - they are like clones. so alex napping still at 4yrs 2mo is pretty awesome even if it is not every day).  Liv takes after me in every wa(both of us are spirited thorugh and through) and i stopped napping when i was 18-20 mo when i caught on to the fact that my big sis was not napping anymore . ;D

there is a price to pay for the naps sopmetimes though.  these last 3 days she has napped but each morning she has suddenly woken earlier and earliuer until the girls were up at 6:20 this morning.  they usually sleep 8/8:30 til 7 (15 min either side is the norm)
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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #32 on: September 05, 2007, 23:26:05 pm »
Deb there must be something in the air... A who hasn't napped in 3 weeks has napped everyday this week. I'm thinking for us it has been the cooler days & lack of desire to be outside in the wind & like me can't find something to do = think I will have a nap... L is like his Dad, keep on going, then stop & fall asleep... so cute to see dh & L cuddling on the sofa both fallen asleep LOL
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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #33 on: September 05, 2007, 23:32:26 pm »
i know i was thinking maybe it is the change in weather - we are on day 3 of wind and rain  :( maybe it (combined with now having a cold) just makes them want to rest and stay warm under the covers!
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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #34 on: September 06, 2007, 00:01:04 am »
Well if thats the case then no naps for us here. The weather in Melbourne has been really nice lately... although one of the 2 times she did nap for 2 hours it was really windy & cloudy... so you might be onto something. All I have to do now is pray to Zeus for rain rain & more rain ;D :P
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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #35 on: September 06, 2007, 00:09:32 am »
lol you can have ours
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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #36 on: September 06, 2007, 08:36:32 am »
Sorry... I did say I wasn't going to fret over naps, etc... but I just have to say that today was perfect! Nap of 45mins... just enough to refresh her for the afternoon, then we all went swimming (maybe thats why she napped again :-\) & bedtime at 6.30pm. She was such a pleasure all afternoon & we had the nicest wind down... she fell asleep in less than 5mins ;D.

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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #37 on: September 06, 2007, 08:53:04 am »
aww that is so great.

both mine napped again but liv's cold is making it so that even WITH a nap she is overreacting to things and crying a fair bit.  then she gets these bursts of wnergy and starts twirling and jumping lol.


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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #38 on: September 06, 2007, 11:02:00 am »
Layla - I think you have your answer...you need to go swimming every day  ;) ;D


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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #39 on: September 06, 2007, 16:58:08 pm »
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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #40 on: September 06, 2007, 21:18:59 pm »
5 Years and napping - oh yes please!! Glad you have found a solution - swimming's fun!  ;)


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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #41 on: September 10, 2007, 03:21:08 am »
How is it going?

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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #42 on: September 10, 2007, 03:27:30 am »
Hey Natasha - thanks for asking ;D....

Ok, this is the way she goes to sleep now.... she will sleep only if someone will lay down with her. This weekend it was my dh & today it was me. I don't really mind cause at least she is napping & not miss cranky pants by 4pm. I do worry that its going to be a prop (well it probably already is) but that she will start asking the same at night... but I KNOW that I'll have to be super conscious of making her understand its only for daytime sleep. It only takes 10mins of being next to her for her to fall asleep & then I am free to go & be on the BW site ;D. She's still napping now & its been over 1hr. The last few days naps have only been 45mins long - which is plenty to have her rested for the rest of the afternoon. 1hr is more than I expected

Nights are good (touch wood) & no asking to sleep with mummy/daddy. I figured something had to give - or it would have been a battle of wills & I don't have the energy to let her scream for 1 nap every day. So this is our happy-medium :-\. She only has 6 more months before I guess she is at the age to give up naps... so we'll see how this goes. Maybe eventually I can transition her back to cot but for now this will have to do ;D

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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #43 on: September 10, 2007, 03:30:40 am »
That's great news! And that is exactly what I do when Riley closes his eyes at naptime, hop on here!

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Re: Has anyone successfully restored a nap in a 2.5yo
« Reply #44 on: September 10, 2007, 03:31:50 am »
Great to hear Layla. She may not need you lying next to her soon if it is only 10mins then hey that is fine.

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