By the way, I'm a Chloe too! OK, enough about me
Yes, the light significantly affects sleep. Think about vacationing in a place like Alaska where it gets dark for only 2 hours per day in the summer. I don't know how people adjust to that. I would consider darkening her room to give the allusion of nighttime or naptime.
Also, unfortunately with PU/PD it can take a lot longer than 10 minutes. That's what I mean by deciding to commit yourself to the process completely before starting because otherwise you are just frustrating yourself and confusing your LO. Check out the PU/PD boards because they can offer you insight and support in order to continue to stick with it, even if it takes the entire naptime. Also, don't feel bad if you don't have the patience to do it, I don't. I just simply can't do the PU/PD. I know it's not the best, but since my LO will generally nap if I put her down drowsy, I rock her for a bit first and then put her down when she's almost out. I just do not want have her wailing at me for the entire naptime, when I know she needs to be sleeping. For bedtimes, I'm much more apt to rock her for a few minutes and if she dozes fine, but usually she starts goofing around trying to pull my hair etc. So it's into the crib with a kiss and I leave. Sometimes she will fool around in the crib for an hour, and I will go in and settle her with the paci and blankie from time to time till she falls asleep. I am more willing to let her figure it out on her own at bedtime because I know she'll be able to sleep a while and make it up. Whereas with naptimes the BW says do PU/PD for up to 45 minutes, then take a break and back at it till the end of naptime. If they fall asleep with 15 minutes of naptime then wake them up. I understand the reasons behind it, but I have a hard time with the waking them up part.
