Hi there! I would like to ask for your help with the nap of my 1 year old little girl.
We started the pu/pd about 3 weeks ago. We had 3 difficult nights but it worked! I was so amazed (and proud of myself
that she started to sleep from 8pm until about 8am in the morning without waking up!!!! The days were really good too she was steady. She had one nap from about 10:30 until 13:00 (2.5 hours). After a few days as she got used to the more sleep at night she was less sleepy in the morning so I started to put her down later, at 11:30am. She then slept for 2-3 hours.
Our schedule was the following:
8am wake-up
E 8:10am breakfast (bottle)
A + snack at 10 am
S nap from 11:30 am until 13:30 pm
E 14:00 lunch
A + snack at 16:00pm
E 17:30pm dinner
A
18:30 bath + evening routine (bottle at 19:30 pm)
S 20:00pm bedtime
This fantastic harmony last for about a week…Than she shortened her night sleep, she started to wake up at about 6am but I usually manage to put her back to sleep until about 7 am. This is still ok however she is already tired and fussy at about 8-9 am. I changed the nap-time again and tried to put her down earlier at about 10:15am. It worked for a few days, she fall asleep easily, but one day after a 1.5hour fight I gave up… Even if she falls asleep between 10am and 11am she wakes up after 45mins or 1.5 hour. And for example today I was unable to make her sleep in the morning, she had her nap from 2pm. The main issue is that she is tired the whole day, apparently she does not get enough sleep.
What should I do??? How much should I force the fix nap time? I would like to have a schedule that is suitable for her, I do not want to make her suffer by put her into bed if she is not sleepy at all! And what if I put her into bed, try to make her sleep for one and a half hour (pu/pd, crying….) and she does not fall asleep? Should I continue until she falls asleep or stop? When should I stop? If I stop will then the next time be more difficult? What is the general schedule of a one year-old baby?
I am so frustrated now, I would be glad to hear your suggestions, opinion.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Orsi