Time for a set nap time? OR Limit Daytime Sleep? Set Bedtime?

[~Karen~]

Sherry - A facebook page sounds good for catching up.  PM me for my email address.

[EloysH]

fb sounds great.  You know how to find me  Sher and  Karen, everyone else, PM eachother for details. 

[babymunkey]

Good tip Karen, only there isn't one near me I don't think - will have a hunt around. Let me know what you guys need and will keep an eye out for them.

And would love to join you on a Bc type chat - I'm not around often enough to keep up with you guys on here except to say we have the same madness - I think some of it here is the heat - I know we're very British about extremes of temps, but try sleeping at night with 27/28 degs temps and no AC! H is in just a nappy with a fan on him all night.

But we have had consistent 5.45am wake-ups all this week, then we randomly get a 7am thrown in. Naps were fairly consistent at 12.30 for 2 hours (apart from nap refusal every weekend - he just sleeps in the car if we go anywhere now).

But yesterday he was dropped off at the childminders at 8, had a tantrum and meltdown, and she asked him to show her what he wanted - so he took her to the stairs, up the stairs and into the bedroom and rattled the cot - went to bed at 8.15, slept 2 hours THEN went back to bed again at 2.30 til 3.30.

TBH I've given up trying to figure it out

Let me know where to find you on FB - can we chat on there without all our other friends seeing all the posts?

H

[sherry lynn]

Helen - we can make it that way if we create our own group. I agree with you. WHY do I keep trying to figure it out!!! I'm very proud of H for being able to communicate what he needed. What a good boy. He must have really needed a catch up day.

Does anybody know how to go about that?

Lyle had a good night last night.

[~Karen~]

I've set up a group on fb and sent invites to Sherry, Paula and Eloys.  Anyone else that wants to join then add me as your friend and I'll send you an invite or request to join the group.  I've set it so we can decide who joins and no one else can see it!

[sherry lynn]

Karen - thanks so much!!!! I'll do that as soon as lyle goes down for his nap - oops I thought I posted this.

Lyle is refusing his nap right now!!! Errr... Nap refusals SUCK!!!

[hrk]

Hugs for a poopy nap refusal!  Just try later?  As you were hoping to get to a later time?  I haven't had enough time to read back; H will be going down for nap between 11:45/12.  Perhaps try in a half hr 45 min?

Hugs, hugs, hugs...

[sherry lynn]

Yeah, he just kept jumping up and down so I gave up. I'll try again in a half hour. I think it will be wi/wo hard core if he fights me at that point. Sigh...
Jean - don't worry about reading back. Instead spend your time setting up a facebook page

Eloys did you PM Libby, Angela, Jen and the others? We have to figure out their FB e-mails.

[~Karen~]

Sherry - I sent them a message as well so hopefully they'll join us soon!  Did he end up going down for nap ok?

Helen - I'm glad I'm in the States right now as even though it's bloody hot outside we have lots of nice aircon inside!  Wonder how much it would be to install in back home?  Bet it's expensive and we'd only get to use it for 2 weeks of the year so not really worth it!

I got woken up by a little voice asking, "Where's Daddy gone" at 357am this morning!!!  He was wide awake and happy as could be!  I ignored him and I went back to sleep and he did at some point but I have no idea when and then woke up at 7am.  He lasted till just before 12 for nap and went down no problem!

[hrk]

Ok, going to try FB, lol. 

I will say that H has been wanting to nap a bit earlier the previous days.  On Monday he was asleep by 11:30; crashed btw, as he was laying down all morning??  Yesterday was 11:50, today was 12:05.  So, it went backwards, but slowly moved back to the origonal time.  Today he woke at 7ish, and down at 12:05.  Pretty much like E today :-). 

I was thinking gs, as his naps on the weekend were nearing 2h45/50 min, and I was waking him.  Now not sure; he was actually trying to gag himself at lunch, so I need to check  on that (teething/reflux/or otherwise).  I noticed him do it a couple of days ago.  Last night was terrific...

[sherry lynn]

He screamed when I left at 1 and he was asleep within 4 minutes when I checked. Whew.

You know what I thought about. It's been a LONG time since he's done an 11 hour night. So he needed more A time. But the thing is he was SHOWING tired sings. As in (like H laying on the floor this morning) so I did the usual 5 ish hours of A time. Oh well. Just so happy he went down. Now wondering how long he will sleep and what time to put him to bed. He just soooooo loves his 7:30 bedtime.

Jean look me up by the e-mail address you have for me on facebook you can find me that way. There is a search option.

[hrk]

Will do :-).  Pm me any tips about setting up.  I pmed the email I got, but not sure if anyone who got that is on.

[huntersmummyinoz]

helen, i hear you on the heat, being from oz i am used to the heat (high 30s and even 40'C) BUT we have air con to deal with it! hunter is waking up in the night and asking for water, bit hard to say no! poor kiddo is sleeping in a nappy and .5 grobag and yep fan on all night, he insists on having the gro bag not such a bad thing tho as it means i dont have to rescue him with his feet stuck out the cot.

we got ducted air con in our house in oz but when we were renting we had a portable air conditioner, they're not too expensive as you dont have installation costs. if we were here longer than 6 more weeks we would definitely be getting one or two!

[hrk]

Kirry, I think I could have wrote the nonsense with the grobag and legs sticking out of the crib, lol. 

Him in just a t-shirt and diaper has been working much better; the milk reduction is the other thing, too.  The night he had more milk, I also put him in a long sleeve t-shirt.  We had more wakings.  So perhaps it is one, the other, or both, or some other factor, lol.

So, nap at 12:05 lead to a 1.5 hr nap.  Haven't seen that in a while.  Karen, how did E do?  Bedtime will be 8:15/8:30. 

[~Karen~]

He had just under a 2 hour nap but still seemed really tired.  Straight down at 7pm without a problem so hope he at least sleeps till 6am.  Wishful thinking right???