Still having NWs at 18 months.

[Jem88]

She woke at 7.30am, she was then asleep for 1.00pm, i woke her at 2.30pm and she was in bed for 7.25pm and settled around 7.40pm. But we've had a very unsettled night so far waking every 20-40mins she's either woken up crying and i've had to go in or she's just cried out and resettled herself. I'm not sure what's wrong, i gave her some nurofen an hour ago but she's woken twice since then - I'm not sure if she's teething though as she's got 15-16 teeth but her left hand top first molar hasn't properly cut yet so it could be that?

Am i doing the right thing by putting her down for her nap after 5.5hr? or should i go back to 5hr, as she was sleeping well when she was on 5 A before nap and then 5.5-6hr A before bed and she was settling almost straight away or within 5-10mins at bedtime. x

[Jem88]

She was quite unsettled until 10.00pm where she then slept until 1.00am and then up for the day at 6.30am. A 10hr 50min night.

Do i carry on with her nap at 5.5hr today doing nap at 12.00pm? x

[Kay Dee]

I'm not sure Jem. She seemed to be doing better in a longer A to bed. How does she seem at bedtime?

[Jem88]

When i was doing 5hr before nap and then having her in bed asleep for 6hr A before bed she was settling straight away or within 10mins and sleeping quite well..

I guess i could try 5 A before her nap and then 6hr before bed for a few days and see if she starts sleeping well again? She was sttn with just 1 wake up before she got ill with a cold/cough but she then started sleeping well again for about 3 days then it's been abit messed up since lol.

I've noticed the past few days when i've done 5.5hr before nap and then had her in bed for just under 5hrs she taken atleast 15mins to settle, sometimes a little more, and doesn't seem really tired, but then she's been waking a few times.. I don't know :S x

[Kay Dee]

Then it's probably best to go back to what you were doing before she was ill and see if that works better. Give it a few days and can take it from there x

[Jem88]

Today she woke at 6.30am, i put her down for her nap at 11.20am and she was asleep for 11.30am and i woke her at 1.00pm. I then had her in bed for 6.50pm hoping she'd settle for 7 ish but she chatted and fell asleep at 7.30pm.

So far she's woke up at 7.55pm and fussing just now at 8.00pm so she's clearly OT but i'm not sure why she took over 30mins to settle at bedtime? x

[Jem88]

Hmmm, she was asleep for 7.30pm, woke at 7.55pm,10.00pm,12.40am,1.30am, then woke for the day at 6.40am.

I think it was a week ago that she only slept an hour at my mums and she only woke 30mins after going to bed but then slept 10.5hrs, but she had her nap late that day, i think it was 6hr A before nap.

Would it be a bad idea to maybe try that, a 6hr A before nap, 1hr 15min nap and then bedtime of maybe 5hr and see what time she falls asleep? or would a 1hr 15min nap be too short after a long A? x

[Kay Dee]

My feeling is that she needs a shorter nap so I would go for it

[Jem88]

She woke at 6.40am, i put her down for her nap at 12.35pm and she was asleep for 12.45pm and i woke her at 2.00pm. She yawned at 6.30pm when i was starting her bath and was in bed for 6.50pm and has finally fell asleep at 8.30pm! another 6.5hr A before bed the same as lastnight.

I really don't know what time's to go for anymore as i know i've kind of messed about with her A times which probably doesn't help but she just seems to mess around at bedtime no matter what time i do her nap and put her down for bed, she's making herself OT at bedtime and then waking loads during the night.

Naptimes are totally fine, no matter what time i put her down she'll fall asleep within 5-10mins even if it's a 5hr A.  x

[Kay Dee]

How did last night go?

By this age I worked more on set naps than A times. Want to try that? So you could do:

Up ?
Nap 12.45-2pm
Bed 7.30pm

See how that goes for a few days. And do put her to bed a little earlier (15-30mins) if she seems tired. If she does need a shorter nap it's best to go slowly at this age as they can get overtired. It's a tricky balance.

x

[Jem88]

Last night wasn't great but we did get a 5hr stretch before she woke for the day.

She woke after 1hr, 3hrs, 40mins, 40mins, 5hr 10mins and then was up for the day at 7.00am so a 10hr night.

I'll try that set nap & bedtime for the next few days and see how it goes. x

[Kay Dee]

I know NW are often OT but I think it could be the opposite for your DD and she's UT and just not settling into a deep sleep. Hopefully the shorter nap will help. How was her form when you woke her yesterday?

[Jem88]

I guess if she's UT that would explain why she's messing around at bedtime. She was fine all afternoon when i woke her from her nap. She didn't seem tired at all after i put her into her cot at bedtime, she kept asking for her ball and other toys which she doesn't normally do. x

[Jem88]

Today has went:

7.00am - up.
12.50pm - nap (I had her in bed for 12.35pm.)
2.00pm - up. 1hr 10mins.
7.47pm - Bed. (I had her in bed for 7.15pm and she faffed around until just before 7.50pm)

Will see how tonight goes. x

[Kay Dee]

Stick with the same routine again tomorrow and we'll see what she does. It can take a few days to see the results. Was she in okay form again this afternoon? Remind me what she's doing at the NW now. Is she resettling herself at any or do you have to go in? I know she was resettling very quickly before when you just went in to lay her down, is she still doing that?

Good luck for tonight. Hope you have a better one! x