Waking up screaming after only 50-60 minutes nap-23 mth old

[abaker89]

DD2 is an amazing sleeper but has been having trouble the last few weeks.  Our schedule for the last few mths had been"

wake 7:30/8 (we wake her)
Nap 1-4 (sometimes she wakes at 3:30, usually at 4)
Asleep 8

Obviously, we all loved this schedule, now for the last 2 weeks it has been:

Wake 7:30/8 ( we wake her, but now sometimes she is already up, maybe OT)
Nap 1-2
Asleep 7:30

Dad was away a few nights so I guess that is what started it, not sure how to fix it.  She is a grumpy nightmare in the evening and its hard to get her to bed earlier with DD1's activities.  Tried pain meds with no improvement.  She had one long nap a few days ago but it was just that one day.  She wakes screaming and crying but then stops and will stay in her crib for another hour.  I figure at least we both are getting some rest then even if its not sleep.  Any ideas?

Thanks!
Aileen

[~Karen~]

Is she teething at all?  I'm either thinking that or OT.  If she's napping 2 hours less than she was and only going to be 30 mins earlier I'm guessing OT.  Can you do an earlier bedtime to try and get on top of it?

[abaker89]

I was thinking teething but the pain meds didn't help, I will try them again tomorrow.  I had her asleep at 7:15 last night and then woke her at 8:30 today so a nice long night.  Nap at 1:15 and still only 50 min nap.  She is so hard to manage like this, she even went back to biting her sister today which hadn't happened in a long time!  She seems to just be aggressive when she is tired.  Should I try and keep a 5 hr A time?  She usually does 5.5  hr (7:30 am- 1pm) on days where my older child has school but on nonschool days, we usually sleep in till 8 am so she gets 5 hr A time (8 am-1 pm).  This is just not like her!

Aileen

[~Karen~]

There's only so much sleep that they'll have so if she's had over a 13 hour night then she's probably not going to have a very long nap. 

[abaker89]

I guess the problem is that she usually does about 11.5-12 at night and will still take a 3 hr nap, sh eis just high on sleep needs and obviously suffering, poor baby!

[~Karen~]

She might be cutting down on her overall sleep.  Can you put nap a little later and cut it a bit to see if that helps? 

[Seda13]

I am really curios about your problem.Because we have a similar issue.My 16 month old baby boy also started to wake up screaming after 50 minutes nap who is sleeping two hours naps..it started a few days ago..Right now we have a little early waking problems like 15 minutes.But I know that if this nap problem continuous,going to effect our wake up times..
Do you have a progress with putting her a little later to her nap?