DD2 turned 2 on Saturday. She generally has a nap from 2.30pm - 4pm though it varies and she has missed it completely before. She goes to bed at 7.30pm and sleeps till 7pm.
She is a bad waker-upper though in the night, can be 5 times, for water, hug, sheet putting back over her feet, lots of things. I'm very tired - no proper nights sleep for the last 4 years......(also have DD1 age 4.4).
My problem is the bad mood she wakes up in every day from her nap. God she is such a whinge and nothing seems to be able to cheer her up - she will literally cry and moan for up to 2 hours on waking. Sometimes I wake her (otherwise bedtime would be too late) which I can understand might pee her off, but other times I let her wake naturally, regardless, she just cries and whinges and it really spoils our afternoon and means I have no time for DD1.
I have tried TV, cuddles, 1 on 1 stuff, even chocolate, but she is just miserable. She has recently started nursery each morning and is full of viruses so of course that's not helping.
Is it too early to stop her naps completely?
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JennyinCorfu · 08/10/2012 18:43
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