No more naptime?
Right......back to what this forum is actually for. Advice on babies. Yes I know Charlotte is actually a toddler and have posted in there too but this forum is busier (esp today lol)!:roll:
Charlotte is 19 and half months old now. She has about an hour and half nap tops in the day. Normally from about 1.30pm until 3pm. I never let her sleep after 3pm. Sometimes she only has an hour but never longer than I said before. When I wake her from her nap (I always have to otherwise she would sleep for 2 hours) she is always grumpy and cries for a little while.
She has a bath at 7pm (after having milk). She is in bed (cotbed with sides taken off) at around 7.20pm. When she's had a nap in the day it can take her quite a while to go to sleep. She will get out of bed a few times. Sometimes I put her back in, others I ignore her and she will eventually get back in bed. It can take about an hour sometimes for her to fall asleep (rare occassions even longer). So I don't get any proper relax time until about 8.30-9pm.
Most times, if she hasn't had a nap in the day she will go to sleep straight away (like last night).
So my question is - do I ditch daytime naps?
I'm on my own in the week with her so I like her to have a nap in the day for me as well as for her so I can have a break and she can have a rest (she falls to sleep straight away at nap times). But as I said she takes longer to go to sleep at night then so I lose free time in the evening anyway. I know sleep is important for them so don't want to over-tire her during the day. She has just this weekend started walking independently and I'm hoping she will wear herself out more. Although I'm not sure if this developmental phase is making her a bit more hyper?
I really don't know what to do for best. I thought maybe I could do one day nap one day no nap and see how that happens then phase it out slowly. Do you think that might work?
Any advice appreciated x ;\)
Charlotte is 19 and half months old now. She has about an hour and half nap tops in the day. Normally from about 1.30pm until 3pm. I never let her sleep after 3pm. Sometimes she only has an hour but never longer than I said before. When I wake her from her nap (I always have to otherwise she would sleep for 2 hours) she is always grumpy and cries for a little while.
She has a bath at 7pm (after having milk). She is in bed (cotbed with sides taken off) at around 7.20pm. When she's had a nap in the day it can take her quite a while to go to sleep. She will get out of bed a few times. Sometimes I put her back in, others I ignore her and she will eventually get back in bed. It can take about an hour sometimes for her to fall asleep (rare occassions even longer). So I don't get any proper relax time until about 8.30-9pm.
Most times, if she hasn't had a nap in the day she will go to sleep straight away (like last night).
So my question is - do I ditch daytime naps?
I'm on my own in the week with her so I like her to have a nap in the day for me as well as for her so I can have a break and she can have a rest (she falls to sleep straight away at nap times). But as I said she takes longer to go to sleep at night then so I lose free time in the evening anyway. I know sleep is important for them so don't want to over-tire her during the day. She has just this weekend started walking independently and I'm hoping she will wear herself out more. Although I'm not sure if this developmental phase is making her a bit more hyper?
I really don't know what to do for best. I thought maybe I could do one day nap one day no nap and see how that happens then phase it out slowly. Do you think that might work?
Any advice appreciated x ;\)
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No advice sorry but thinking of you!
Oh I don't know what to do! Can still hear her moving around upstairs now!
Saying that she walked all the way from our living room window into the utility room today which was quite far for her. Was so proud of her!
sarah