Support for Dropping the Nap age 2-3 Part 4!

[koe2moe]

I have been aiming at 8:30 but one thing or another, still didn't manage and he  was asleep around 8:45!  Then I got ill and DH just messed things up!  Hence the short night.  He's just plain OT.  First one to fall asleep at daycare now!  I can try for 8.  He was rejecting me for everything.  I went to play with him, he walked away and went into the toilet to find daddy so many times that DH got fed up and couldn't do his business LOL

We are tackling behavioral issues also.  Or am I doing too much since this might all stem from lack of sleep? 

I would aim at 11h30 for no nap.  Without a nap really is hard on them.  Good luck tonight!

[Khalam's Mama]

That is our typical nap day Sabs. I find if he naps after 2 he isn't tired for bt but by the time he is tired he is ot from a long day. I still stand by my no nap longer than 1.5hrs or after 2pm and we are ok for 8pm bt. I was out tonight so let k nap late then late bt so i could put him down when i get in. 9.10 he was asleep. I only got in 8.45 so i cant complain.

[scucci1979]

I really think the behavioural issues are due to the nap dropping and turning 3.  

Thanks for the tip K.

she was out by 6:50pm. Praying for a 12hour night. I probably should of put her down at 6:30pm as she was looking tired a little after 6pm. Of course, it never works out with two los. sigh

[scucci1979]

think she is OT. had our first nw at around 9pm. Hope it is the last. Should I have done an earlier bt? I knew she should of napped.

[koe2moe]

Hoping for u, Sabs! 

We had a good night with 1 NW at 5:50!  DH managed to get him back to sleep with wi/WO!  Wooohooooooo maybe I don't need to do nights anymore hehe.  So he slept from 8:15-7:20 till the alarm light came on!  Still tired I could see.  So hopefully we can repeat that tonight and turn off alarm for the weekend!  We have to go to friends tomorrow and I am dreading it. 

[consmummy]

Hope the night went well, Sabs.

Great night here, I was out but DH said he went to bed fine at around 7.20 and we all overslept this morning- 7.40 DH's phone rang, his work colleague wanting to know where he was! So it seems that he's tacking the old day sleep onto the night and that's great. Still gets tired during the day, but he's coping with it fine.

[Khalam's Mama]

It is great when they tack on isn't it? We got a 7.50 Wu this morning even though his brother was up from 6am yelling. Guess we wont nap tonight and I'll do 6.30bt. I would have done an earlier bt Sabs as 11hrs is our max for avoiding ot on a no nap day and we get ew with ot much more than ut and at least if he gets up early ut he isn't grumpy which is the worst!

[scucci1979]

Great night ladies. 

We had another nw at 11:30pm. she had a bad runny nose, so I hope she is not coming down with a cold. In the last two days the temperature here dropped drastically. sigh
It is 7:30am and she is still sleeping.    Do I aim for a no nap day again?
I was doing 12horus b/c the first day she tacked on so well and didn't' have any nws.  Maybe I will try 11.5hours. She was getting tired come 6pm, yawning like crazy. I probably just pushed her too far.

[koe2moe]

Hahahah I don't think  u can AIM for no nap, after such a good night sleep, she WON'T nap!!  Lol...  But I am really happy for u!!  I think she is finally catching up.  Aim at 11h30-12h day today because she will be that much more rested.  Watch her.  Chances are she will be a total angel today!  So so happy for you!!!  Yay!

[shresmummy]

Hi ladies, can I join you? My dd turned 3 on the 6 th of sept. We have had monkeying around with naps since may this year but have muddled through somehow and I used to work her routine around ds pm nap.

At least she would nap most days. But since she turned 3 instantaneously she has refused to nap. for the first time ever she hasn't napped for 5 days in a row!!! And I am FREAKING out! But touchwood her nights have been ok.

Our routine this week of her no napping has been wake 6:15/6:30 am and in bed by 5:50 asleep by 6/6:10 pm. So she is doing 12 plus hours at night.

Is ot going to hit me hard? What signs should I look for? Should I still persist with taking her for a nap? Since June I have had to lie with her to get a nap out of her. She used to nap either from 12:45-2:30 if she needed to catch up or from 1:30-2:40 if she was going well. Now 1:30Pm no longer is working. But that is the earliest I can take her for a nap because that's when ds goes down for his nap.

Is it possible she is ready to give it up completely?

[scucci1979]

well she has a full blown cold again. she just got over one two weeks ago. I really am going to dread these winter months.

Welcome Shresmummy. The way that I see it is if she is tacking on nights then let it be. I think once her nights start getting shorter she will most likely nap. I also think there is a developmental leap and independence leap that they go through at this age.
how are her moods?  Have you tried laying down with her at 2pm? 

[shresmummy]

Hi Sabs thanks for that! Sorry to hear your lo has a cold. It's so hard isn't it with 2 lo? I am still getting used to it! Especially when dd makes ds sick by bringing home something after preschool!

Her moods are perfectly fine surprisingly. I haven't tried taking her in at 2. Buti am scared that if she falls asleep too late I will have to wake her up and she HATES that! She s miserable for ages after and in a worse mood than if she didn't nap!  I wonder if an earlier nap time of 12:45 might help?? Or is it too ambitious to expect a nap t that time!?

[consmummy]

It's a case of take each day as it comes, shresmummy-welcome, by the way. It's very much a time of really keeping an eye on them and their tired signals and working out how much sleep if any will get them through the day.

Dec has totally surprised me. Woke at 7.40, slept at nursery for 1hr40 (at 12.25 I think) and went to bed just fine at 7 15! Clearly doing a bit of catching up.

After tonight I'm off- got a spa day booked for sunday, and I'm staying away overnight before so it's all down to DH- woohoo!

[koe2moe]

Welcome shresmummy!  I agree with pp that development stuffs things up so bad that it can be just temporary. 

Sabs, so sorry to hear.  I hope at least she will get more rests and you can get a rest, too.  For us, sometimes after illness as DS could catch up with sleep, then we could start fresh again.  Fingers x for u.

Cosmummy, I am so jealous both for a good night and day and SPA!!!  Enjoy!!!

DS had a short nap later at 1 for only 1h15.  I think he was woken up by the other kids who fell asleep way earlier than him!  He was already struggling from 6!  Said that he was a bit tired but would not go to bed, of course   another drama about bath, stories, which book, etc!!  Asleep at 8:30.

So he had an ok night of 11h and a shorter nap, I thought he could do the same bt as last night around 8.  But NO!! 

I salute you with 2los! 

[scucci1979]

Shresmummy, Life with two is interesting. LOL I would just follow her cues and if she seems tired then let her nap. If she is tacking on and doing fine then I wouldn't worry tbh.

Consmummy, you deserve it. Enjoy every minute.

K, Why is it that they say they are tired but won't go to sleep?  I would love for someone to tell me to go to sleep.

I was in Madi's bed at 7pm, reading some books and singing some songs. 15mins later I told her I was going to leave and she popped up saying she wanted to leave her room.  She was yawning, clearly looking tired but according to her, her day was not finished. Sigh. anyhow, hubby came in and tucked her in and she went to sleep. I wish he was here at night as she seems to respond so much better with him then me.   

What do you ladies do for quiet time if they don't nap? Madi will not stay in her room so we just watch t.v, read some books, browse the net together.

praying for a decent night and for her to feel better tomorrow. I hope Alyssa doesn't get sick now.