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Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« on: March 25, 2008, 17:15:50 pm »
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2008, 17:30:28 pm »
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2008, 17:37:02 pm »
Thanks!!! Got DD in her crib at about 1:35 but highly doubt she'll nap after sleeping more than 12 hours last night. hopefully she stays in there a little longer at least!
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2008, 19:32:23 pm »
not much to say, just marking....
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2008, 19:53:13 pm »
PJ was so tired all morning resisted a nap - but finally fell asleep at 1220.  I am sure he was overtired at that point with only a 10 hour night. 

big *IF* he sleeps till 2 I think I am going to open his door and that will probably wake him.  I have a feeling that he is starting to get into an OT - oops he's up.... 1 hour.  yup OT

last time we got into a pretty bad OT cycle it took an illness for him to shake it - he got roseolla and slept for a week.  Then it was back on course.  I know 11 hours in a day doesn't make for severe sleep depression, it is  more of a feeling he is giving me.  Acting tired, looking tired... you know.

We'll see what happens. I will put him down early for sleep to try to get a better night from him.  Maybe he is just slowly going back to his old sleep cycle - 1 h nap and 11 night.  we just need the 11 night!!  or maybe he is telling me no more sleep in the day to get a good night?  I was just thinking last no nap day was a week ago today.....

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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2008, 21:07:42 pm »
Surprisingly DD fell asleep just a little after 2 and I woke her at 3 and will try for 8:30 bedtime. I imagine she'll either party for a while before falling asleep, wake in middle of night and/or wake early after such a long night and still a nap but maybe not. Tried to take her to park to tire her out but it was too cold/windy. Plus she's WAY whiny and clingy - really hope it's just the rest of the molars and if so that they come through soon.

Meg - maybe put him to bed at 7 and see if he can fall asleep by 7:30?
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2008, 22:46:26 pm »
Funny to hear you say a 10 hr night as being short Meg. We regularly get those. In fact we had one last night! Just past 8 to 6 am. He slept just over an hour for nap today. Am curious to see what he does tonight. I assume that he has lower sleep needs only because I can't get more sleep into him. Generally it adds up to 11 hrs total, maybe 11.5. He started whimpering before bed tonight. He was back at preschool after another 4 days off. He was pretty clingy afterwards and would hardly talk to his dad or grandma. Just wanted mommy. I would love for hm to drop off quickly and quietly tonight. Hope everyone has a good night!
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2008, 02:10:01 am »
Becky, I know.  But remember, he has NEVER been a good napper so I sort of count on the majority of his sleep being at night.  So if I get a 10 hour night it is not unheard of for him to sleep 30 min for nap.  Now going on 3 years old that isn't as horrible as it was when he was, let's say, 15 months.  So I am still sort of stuck in that mode. I know most people get around a 10 hour night, but also they could depend on around a 2 hour nap especially when they kids were a lot younger.  Sorry, I didn't to sound like it wasn't good.  Just not really good for PJ.  That IS a short night for him. 

I put him down at 645 anticipating an hour party so we'll see. I am actually a little afraid to go listen to see if he is asleep, but I guess I should if I am making this much of a stink about it, huh?  -- yup, still up and it is 730.

I remember way back in the fall when I first started to deal with these VERY long parties before falling asleep I queried the board and we decided I should put him down anticipating about 1hour to fall asleep.  At that time I started to put him down at 645 to get a 8pm bedtime.  It slowly shortened to be about 45min and he was regularly falling asleep by 730.  He was taking 45 min-1hour naps then.  Looks like we are headed back to that, so I am going back to my 645 bedtime.  Like I said previously, though, in the end it was the roseolla that really knocked the really bad cycle out of him.

I see that kids our age should be getting around 12 hours so I will figure +/- an hour so it sounds like they are fine. I guess you also have to figure in their moods and needs, though. PJ was an absolute bear today.  Sleep? or MOLARS>?

Good luck tonight everyone! 

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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2008, 04:49:43 am »
Ok It is rare for me to vent about my dh BUT he is so not helping our cause...
I walk with a friend from 6.30-7.30pm Tues/thurs & he normally does showers & stories while I'm gone & I do one more when I get home... yesterday ds#2 napped for about 20mins (at 3.40pm) & so needed to be in bed early... so I get back at 7.30 & they hadn't started stories & I could see ds#2 hyping up... so we get them to bed just before 8pm, ds#1 is asleep by 8.01 & at 8.10 ds#2 comes out & dh lets him sit with him to watch TV until the next AD  :o (I was not in the living room) & eventually he is asleep by 8.40, but at 9.30 wakes crying (yep OT) & I'm the one who has to sit with him for the 1/2hour until he goes to sleep & dh wonders why I get so annoyed I never get any thing done (& he wonders why the house is such a mess), I mean I've lost nap time in the day & have 2 "needy" children all afternoon now I loose half my evening too. On the plus he slept until 7.30am so a bit easier to get a 12 hour day - I hope.
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2008, 11:00:13 am »
Kate I know what you mean and it's ok to vent - even normally wonderful DH's (like mine) mess up. My DH would probably do something similar and his parents always do when they babysit - sometimes they just don't get it. Hang in there and hopefully you have a better day today.

As for us, seems like definitely more molars. DD fell asleep before 8:30 but woke at 10 crying and holding her face. Gave her Motrin and got her settled and back to sleep pretty quickly. Then I heard her at 6:40 this morning (early for her but not horrible) and quickly/quietly jumped in the shower. A few minutes after I got out she was starting to call Mommy but now it's quiet so I'm hoping to even get to dry my hair before getting her (or maybe she fell back asleep?)...
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2008, 11:35:26 am »
Hey guys, I am back - new thread already?

Kate, I hear you, not getting any me time here either, but DH luckily hasn't let Zara up too late either.

On our trip, I don't think we got Zara to bed before 9:30 any nights, up each day between 6:30 and 7:30.  So, 9-10 hour nights, naps were 1-2 hours and very varying times of day.

Basically, if she refused her dummy and quiet time and is still awake at Hughs PM nap, then I go to bed and sleep with her, while he is sleeping.

Last night, first night home, again, not asleep til 9:30/10pm, up again at about 6:30am. Napped today with me during Hughs PM nap, which fortunately meant she was asleep by about 12:50 and woke at about 2:40, so nearly 2 hours.  Put her to bed at 8pm, she finally fell asleep at about 8:40pm, so maybe we will finally get a night of close to 10 hrs...her sleep needs seem to be at about 11-11.5, so I guess if I keep on letting her take long naps, we are going to keep on getting short nights ::) :-[
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2008, 14:53:17 pm »
we had a decent night last night!  so maybe we are also back on track here = 11 hours (maybe a touch more I am not sure exactly what time he fell asleep) 

Rina welcome back!  hope you can get back on track soon.  Sounds like you have a good plan there. I sort of am settled with an 11 hour night and 1 hour nap --- I HOPE!

How is everyone else today?

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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2008, 15:08:03 pm »
Rina - welcome back, did you have a nice trip?

Yay for the good night Meg! Stacy - sounds awesome with Kaleb's sleep.

So DD never fell back asleep this morning but at least she did stay calmly in there while I dried my hair. Going to try for an earlier nap today and put her in around 12:15 - so we'll see...
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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2008, 20:13:06 pm »
Kate, sorry I just saw your post!

Definitely  I have a spouse who is a lot less uptight about PJ's sleep than I am - possibly a good thing LOL - but in the end I feel like he should respect me a little more b/c it just makes ME able to handle things better all around.  He has really come round to my way of thinking with the OT = hyper and what not, but when PJ is not sleeping after 1.5hours of playing in the crib at night he thinks it is funny listeing to him play and I am about going bonkers!  ahhh  And then with no nap or short naps (which is us most days) you really need your whole evening to recoup. 

Somehow PJ fell asleep pretty quickly for nap - actually he asked if he could watch Thomas and I said after nap... so he was instantly quiet, which I thought was pretty funny.  But I thought his active imagination would get the better of him and he would start chatting or asking for a song, but in about 10 min he was asleep!  I hope I don't get myself in too deep here with the TV after nap thing.  I don't mind him watching some tv but I would rather it be something other than Thomas and I really don't even let him watch TV every day!  soooo if this works I will have to come up with other ideas like seeing a friend or going to the beach... 

Hope Marisa gets a nice nap today after an early morning! 

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Re: Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2008, 20:58:11 pm »
Marisa fell asleep at about 12:40 and I woke her 2:10 (although she dozed for about 5 extra minutes). Will try for 8pm bedtime tonight.

That's funny with PJ and Thomas. Maybe he won't ask again tomorrow?
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