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Wont Nap
Hi everyone
I cant remember the last time I went on here but hoping you guys might have some words of wisdom : ) My daughter doesnt sleep through the night and I have tried everything, but I have learnt to kinda accept it, but now she wont nap, it is as if she is being punished. She screams the house down if I put her in her cot through the day but at night she is fine (but I think that is because she is so tired). She needs to nap at least once a day, some days she looks like she is drunk because she is so tired but fights it. She is a very lively toddler and doesnt stop running around and chatting, she sits down for nothing! She will instantly go to sleep in the car or buggy though but not in her cot. Today she is asleep in her cot after letting her cry for 5 mins then going up to her, eventually she agreed to lay down and I rubbed her back to get her to sleep. Does any one else have this problem?
thanks ladies
I cant remember the last time I went on here but hoping you guys might have some words of wisdom : ) My daughter doesnt sleep through the night and I have tried everything, but I have learnt to kinda accept it, but now she wont nap, it is as if she is being punished. She screams the house down if I put her in her cot through the day but at night she is fine (but I think that is because she is so tired). She needs to nap at least once a day, some days she looks like she is drunk because she is so tired but fights it. She is a very lively toddler and doesnt stop running around and chatting, she sits down for nothing! She will instantly go to sleep in the car or buggy though but not in her cot. Today she is asleep in her cot after letting her cry for 5 mins then going up to her, eventually she agreed to lay down and I rubbed her back to get her to sleep. Does any one else have this problem?
thanks ladies
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I always reply to your sleep posts!
If you remember I also have a non-sleeper. She is much better at night now and normally sleeps through but still needs the boob to go to sleep at bedtime and will not go to sleep in her cot in the day.
I have to say I am weak and have just got into the habit of taking her out for a walk in the buggy. she takes 10 mins max to drop off then I bring her back and put her in the cot where she sleeps for 1-1.5 hours.
I am planning to address the getting herself to sleep at night issue soon so I can wean her off the boob and am hoping napping might fall in to place when that is fixed!
So can't offer you any good advice I'm afraid, just tell you about the bad habits I've adopted for an easy life : )
I have had to resort to letting her cry it out at times, other times I have fallen asleep with her on our bed. Unfortunately I have yet to find the magic fix other than perserverance(sp) and consistancy of routine so she knows she's not going to win. I have also found she goes down better if she is in her sleeping bag like at night time. L x x
Well I don't know of any adults who still insist their mum sits by their bed half the night so I guess they will sleep through eventually!!! I'm just hoping its before she leaves home!
Thing is it doesn't bother me because he does sleep at night and goes down willingly and without any fuss. If you're having problems at nightime too I can see that it would bother you more.
I'm not sure how old your daughter is? I have used controlled crying in the past and it was effective but very traumatic for me! If I were you I'd probably concentrate on getting the nightime sleep sorted first and then the napping will either follow naturally or you might find it doesn't matter too much if it has to be the buggy / car.