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11:07 am
July 7, 2010

Brianna

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I have a 10 month old little boy that has a great disposition with everything except naps. He was a great sleeper until he was able to sit up and now that he can stand it is even worse. I know that he still needs 2 naps a day, when he get 2 he sleeps well at night and when he doesn't he wakes up around 2am and it is 2 hours before we can get him back down.

I start getting him ready for naps as soon as I see that he is tired, rubbing eyes is his sign. Diaper change, one book, nursing(sometimes) rock or walk with him covered in his blanket and then lay him down. He is immediately up and screaming. I have tried the wait five minutes go in and lay him down, then wait ten, but he is so worked up that he is coughing and gagging. At that point I pick him up and walk with him again, it takes 15+ mins to get him to stop crying/coughing/gagging before he finally falls alseep in my arms. I'm not a fan of Cry It Out because it just doesn't seem to work for him. I don't mind rocking with him but he is getting so strong that he pushes against me and at times this really hurts me since it is usually my throat/face that he is pushing against.

This behavior is starting to transfer to bed times, especially if I can't get him to take an afternoon nap because he is overtired. I'm getting really frustrated and don't want to be upset with him or me, but in the last few week I have been reduced to tears from tiredness(lack of sleep) and frustration of trying to get him to take any naps. Any suggestions?

5:19 pm
August 25, 2010

rsacks

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hi there-

I see this post was from back in July, I am wondering if you found any help b/c I am experiencing the same thing with my 10 1/2 month old daughter. She was never been a good napper, lots of cat naps but now does take her 2 naps. About a month ago she finally fell into an am nap I could depend on, 1 1/2-2 hrs after waking up at 6/6:30 sometimes 6:45. Now in the last week after a cold and learning to stand that nap has gone back to an hour and she is waking at 4 and 5 am.

We let her cry it out at 5 months b/c I felt she was ready and needed it. It took 2 nights of 59 and then 58 minutes of crying and then we had been set up until now. I can't stand the idea of doig it again b/c like your son she goes crazy, practically hyperventialting and I can't reconcile the teething and seperation anxiety that happens now. I am desperate though. I am falling back into nursing her but don't want to go backwards. She is clearly not hungry. She gets breast milk 4X a day and eats 3 meals of solids.

I'd love any advice you may have figured out by now.

1:53 pm
April 26, 2011

TeresaKari

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I see that these two posts have gone unnoticed – what a shame, because I would dearly love to know the answer! I have a 10 month old boy who doesn't respond to CIO, who usually naps well, but his night sleep is atrocious. He wakes every 2-3 hours, and sometimes takes up to 2-3 hours to go back to sleep again! I am often so tired that I end up rocking him back to sleep after trying unsucessfully to get him to go back to sleep on his own. I know I am just strengthening his sleep associations, but after 2 hours and at 4am my patience is at an end.

You guys have passed the 10 month mark now – what did you do? Did it work? Help!

8:25 pm
April 26, 2011

Debbye

lake arrowhead, CA

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Hi-

The 10 month mark can be a difficult one when it comes to sleep.

Here is a link to an article Nicole wrote that may be helpful:

http://www.babysleepsite.com/b…..egression/

Be sure that he is on a good schedule for his age, and getting enough rest at the right times, as extended periods of awakeness at night sometimes means a scheduling problem.

Here is a link to sample schedules:

http://www.babysleepsite.com/s…..-schedule/

It sounds as if you have tried CIO, what else have you tried? Maybe you would consider a one on one consultation? You can read about all of the packages here: http://babysleepsite.com/services

Good luck!!!

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