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10:18 am
March 19, 2011
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bg
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Post edited 10:20 am – March 19, 2011 by bg
Hi, my son will be 12 months in almost 2 weeks and I'm still having trouble putting him down for a nap. He takes one nap at around 10:30-11:00 and another 3 hours after he
We have a short routine: I read him a couple of short stories, cuddle with him, tell him it's nap time and put him in his crib. He gets up, I lay him down, he gets up, I lay him down etc etc. This goes on for about 10-45 min! He smiles and laughs in the beginning but eventually he starts to wimper and then cry and finally he goes to sleep. I'm not 'allowed' to leave the room until he falls asleep or else he starts crying. I tried the cry it out method for this and it doesn't work (it worked for bed time but not naps).
Oh! I almost forgot…his first nap ranges between 30min to 1.5 hours. But his second nap I'd no longer than 45 min.
I go back to work in a few weeks and my mom will be taking care of him so Im hoping you can help me fix this before I go back.
Thank you!!!
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6:47 pm
March 19, 2011
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Debbye
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Hi there-
It does sound as if your son is enjoying you laying him down and him popping back up! It sounds as if this has become a fun game for him, until he gets tired…
You can try to stop the game, by not laying him down more at all or not more than 5-6 times. You can try staying in the room with him, but giving him less attention, maybe just patting the bed once in a while and telling him it's time to lay down. Less attention is key here. See if it helps, and be sure to give it a good 1-2 weeks.
We do offer a free nap guide called, 7
Common Napping Mistakes. Have you read it yet? You can get this guide for free by entering your email
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An email will automatically be sent to you asking you to confirm
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download the guide.
For more specific nap advice, we also have an ebook available for purchase. This ebook, Mastering
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along with 1 email consultation.
good luck!!!!
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8:27 pm
March 19, 2011
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bg
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Thank you so much for your quick reply! Unfortunately, I've tried that but he just plays around in his crib. if I move too far away from the crib he starts to cry. I only tried this for a couple of days but maybe I should try longer?
He used to fall asleep in my arms, and then I weaned him out of that and then I had to rock him and put him in the crib and then I weaned him out of that and for the last few months we've come to this 'up, down, up, down' situation. I was hoping to wean him out of this too but no luck.
I'll try your technique for a longer period and hopefully it will work.
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11:21 pm
March 27, 2011
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Debbye
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Hi-
I hope it's going better now??
And yes, I would say any time you are trying to teach new sleeping rules to your little one that you give it at least a full week, and maybe another full week on top of that! Good luck!
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9:08 pm
May 2, 2011
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bg
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I went back to work so my mom is trying and he just refuses to nap. He cries and cries when she puts him in the play pen. Her technique is to make him get drowsy with his head on her shoulder and then put him down but he just cries. Its a nightmare. I have to put him down for naps on the weekend and he just screams as soon as I put him down in his crib and gets up. I don't know what to do. I can't sleep train with the two days on the weekend. I don't know what advice to give my mom because my son has now changed to just screaming and crying when he knows it's nap time.
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11:51 pm
May 2, 2011
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Debbye
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He is still refusing to nap? Oh no!
Does he nap later in the day? Or has he been on a full napping strike?
because you are still having issues over one month later, I do believe you will benefit from one of our Personalized Family
Sleep Consultation packages, where we will work with you on a detailed plan you
can commit to and feel good about.
You can read about all of our sleep consultation packages here: http://babysleepsite.com/services.
You can try and sleep train him, even though you are back at work, as long as you and Grandma are fairly consistent in the approach that you are going to take, and everyone is willing to stick with the plan.
Good Luck!!!
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11:09 am
May 3, 2011
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bg
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He is on a full napping strike and his behaviour reflects his overtiredness. When i cant take it on the weekends, i hop in the car and have him fall asleep during the ride. Should I try your less attention is key approach for this dilemma with my mom as well? Or do I need a different approach? He sleeps approx 10-11 at night and has no problems going to sleep at bedtime. I'm so confused?
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3:32 pm
May 19, 2011
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Debbye
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Hi again,
Sorry it took a while to respond to your post! I hope things are improving?! He needs naps! It does sound as if he definitely needs some sleep training. Yes, your mom can try the "less attention" approach, and he may respond differently to your mom, and she may be succesful in ways that you are not, or vice versa. Have you read our ebook, "Mastering Naps and Schedules?" It is available for purchase at http://babynapswell.com
. You can purchase this book directly online and we will then send you the link
to download the book to your computer.I do recommend you consider the book and/or sleep consultation services, since you have been struggling with this situation for at least 2 months. If you buy the ebook, you also have the option to purchase the book
along with 1 email consultation. If you would like to skip the reading, check out our email consultation packages.They are listed at http://babysleepsite.com/services.
Best of luck!!!
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