LO who is laughing in my face???
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My DS is 9.5 months and has always been a great sleeper, his day time naps have always been so straight forward...put him in cot in the dark and he goes straight to sleep (sometimes had a little crawl around and then nodded off) but the last week he has been taking up to 45mins to go to sleep! he just stands up and when i go in to lay him down he laughs at me! he is not unhappy at all and doesnt cry he just thinks its hilarious! yesterday i didnt go back in at all until i heard a strange noise and he was standing in his cot scratching the wall with his nails (cringe!!!) he only has 1/2 hour in the morning and 1.5hrs in the afternoon so he should be tired as he is on the go all day!
is this just a phase (please god) the morning nap is now really late which has a knock on effect on his afternoon nap! today i put him down at 1pm and he is still awake!
What would you suggest ladies?
is this just a phase (please god) the morning nap is now really late which has a knock on effect on his afternoon nap! today i put him down at 1pm and he is still awake!
What would you suggest ladies?
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tbh i tend to just do what i do at bedtime and leave her to play/have a paddy/ standing and bounce in her cot til she falls asleep now.
i have found that she is putting herself (sort of) into a new routine and she has learned alot of new things lately so i'm hoping this is just a phase and will wear off soon.
sorry to be no help but just wanted you to know you're not alone with a non napping baby! lol
Rafferty has also learnt an awful lot recently and is generally more into EVERYTHING! he is standing most of the day and is more adventurous so i think this is just taking its toll on his inablility to switch off! thankfully at bedtime he is out like a light...
(am i going to regret saying that!!???)
sigh!!
My son's morning nap started running later too (it's now 2hrs and he wakes 1130/1145am) so his (1hr) afternoon nap can run quite late as a result. Since receiving advice, I just go with it and still put him down after 3.5-4hrs (which is the awake time they should be able to cope with having at 9/10months). Sometimes it means I have to put him down later in the evening (8/830) but I just go with it and it works. Its better than trying to put him down when he isnt tired yet cos he will take ages to go off to sleep and get stressed over it cos he is undertired so there's no point.
Xxx