hi ladies, i hope you don't mind me joining in. i have a 23 month old ds and a 11 week old dd. i can totally relate with what you guys are going through. asher, by ds is on and off with his naps these days and it is driving me crazy. i definitely need the down time with a new little one in the house.
rose... i remember reading something in tracy's book about over stimulated toddlers don't sleep or nap as well. i wonder if the morning swimming and gymnastics is over stimulating her, and then she has a hard time winding down, even if she if very tired. i have experienced this with ahser lately. on sunday mornings we go to church and he is in a child care class that he absolutely loves, but it tires him out completely. by the time we get home, even though he has been falling asleep on the way home and we try to keep him awake until we get home, and even though it is his normal nap time, he rarely naps on sundays. he just talks and plays, and then starts to cry about an hour later. so, maybe he is over tired and over stimulated and his body mind won't let him sleep though that is exactly what his body needs. does this make sense?
today, monday, he didn't nap again, and i went in and told him gave him a hug and told him to sleep. he was very mad that i didn't let him out, so he cried, i let it go for about 4 minutes, and now he is fast asleep. i really don't like to let him cry, but we didn't do e.a.s.y. with him, so sometimes it is the only way to get him asleep. we are doing e.a.s.y. with our dd, and i am so thankful for it.
any advice out there for moms of toddlers who didn't do e.a.s.y. and now are wishing they did? do i continue to let him cry, usually it only takes a few minutes and he is asleep? what are my alternatives. pu pd is out of the question, he weight's 33 lbs.
